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Chapter VI
The sergeant went out. Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate: "Ah, if we only had a proof, just one! The woman is evidently guilty. The presumption against her is too great!
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The presumption against her is too great!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The presumption against her is too great!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sergeant went out.”
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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 "Ah, if we only had a proof, just one!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The presumption against her is too great!
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From this reading "Ah, if we only had a proof, just one!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
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From this reading The woman is evidently guilty.
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From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The presumption against her is too great!
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From this reading The woman is evidently guilty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Ah, if we only had a proof, just one!
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From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The presumption against her is too great!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Ah, if we only had a proof, just one!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The woman is evidently guilty.
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From this reading "Ah, if we only had a proof, just one!
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From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
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From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
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From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
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From this reading "Ah, if we only had a proof, just one!
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From this reading The sergeant went out.
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From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
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From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
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From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
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From this reading The presumption against her is too great!
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From this reading "Ah, if we only had a proof, just one!
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From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
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From this reading The sergeant went out.
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From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sergeant went out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
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From this reading The presumption against her is too great!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ah, if we only had a proof, just one!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sergeant went out.
which person or people
From this reading Perenna, who was once more standing at one side, heard the Prefect of Police repeating to the examining magistrate:
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From this reading The woman is evidently guilty.
