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Chapter XXIV
TWO FRUITFUL WITNESSES. Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity. As a colonel of cavalry he had distinguished himself. His left sleeve was empty. Lukewarm friends said that he was harsh and unforgiving.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “As a colonel of cavalry he had distinguished himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His left sleeve was empty.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a colonel of cavalry he had distinguished himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lukewarm friends said that he was harsh and unforgiving.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a colonel of cavalry he had distinguished himself.
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From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading As a colonel of cavalry he had distinguished himself.
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From this reading As a colonel of cavalry he had distinguished himself.
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From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading As a colonel of cavalry he had distinguished himself.
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From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading His left sleeve was empty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading Lukewarm friends said that he was harsh and unforgiving.
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From this reading TWO FRUITFUL WITNESSES.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading Lukewarm friends said that he was harsh and unforgiving.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a colonel of cavalry he had distinguished himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As a colonel of cavalry he had distinguished himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His left sleeve was empty.
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From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His left sleeve was empty.
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From this reading Lukewarm friends said that he was harsh and unforgiving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading Lukewarm friends said that he was harsh and unforgiving.
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From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading His left sleeve was empty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lukewarm friends said that he was harsh and unforgiving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading TWO FRUITFUL WITNESSES.
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From this reading Lukewarm friends said that he was harsh and unforgiving.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His left sleeve was empty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon the case of the illicit distiller Judge Elliott had ever sat with utmost severity.
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From this reading TWO FRUITFUL WITNESSES.
