Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Philip had never been in a court of law before.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

a defendant in a criminal proceeding

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

-ing form of “address” — speak to

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

acted upon; influenced

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

possessing life

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

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

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

any thing at all

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

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

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

plural of “barrister” — a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Philip had never been in a court of law before.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Philip had never been in a court of law before.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

a long seat for more than one person

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

a youthful male person

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

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From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

serving as an essential component

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

-ing form of “contradict” — be in contradiction with

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Philip had never been in a court of law before.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

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

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

any strong feeling

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

at any time

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

the act of departing

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

death of a person

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Philip had never been in a court of law before.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

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

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

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From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

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

From this reading Philip had never been in a court of law before.

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

the quality of innocent naivete

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

discontinued temporarily

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

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

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

and nothing more

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

in a keen or penetrating way

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading Philip had never been in a court of law before.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

hear with intention

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

a particular point in time

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Philip had never been in a court of law before.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

not any; not one

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Philip had never been in a court of law before.

many times at short intervals

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

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From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

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From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading Philip had never been in a court of law before.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

change to the contrary

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

cut with a saw

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

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From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

in the near future

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

having a supporting base

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

past form of “swerve” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

a solemn statement made under oath

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

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

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

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

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

hard to endure

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

past form of “unroll” — reverse the winding or twisting of

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

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

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The imperturbable judge, grave, letting no emotion appear on his face; the jury, just the reverse, showing how this and that piece of evidence affected them; the barristers who were engaged, so keenly alive to everything, starting up now and then when the witness swerved from the subject, when the opposition proposed a leading question, or one that was irrelevant to the issue; the others who were not "in it," as Simmons said, so indifferent; and then the spectators who had places about or near the central interest.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

at the time that

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The boy was so full of the novel sight--which yet he had heard of so often that he could identify every part of it, and soon perceived the scope of what was going on--that he did not at first listen, so full was he of the interest of what he saw.

during the time that

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

which person or people

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

wearing a wig

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

having won

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

the words that are spoken

From this reading He was confused for the moment by the crowd, by the new and unusual spectacle, by the bewilderment of seeing for the first time what he had so often heard of, the judge on the bench, the wigged barristers below, the one who was speaking, so different from any other public speaker Philip had ever heard, addressing not the assembly, but the smaller circle round him, interrupted by other voices: the accused in his place and the witness--standing there more distinctly at the bar than the culprit was--bearing his testimony before earth and heaven, with the fate of another hanging on his words.

but in spite of that

From this reading I am almost as ignorant as he was, yet I cannot imagine anything more deeply interesting than to find one's self suddenly one of a crowded assembly trying more or less--for is not the public but a larger jury, sometimes contradicting the verdict of the other, and when it does so almost invariably winning the cause?--a fellow-creature, following out the traces of his crime or his innocence, looking on while a human drama is unrolled, often far more interesting than any dramatic representation of life.