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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
according
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
anticipate
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
become
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From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
Belgrade
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
belong
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
buried
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From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
committed
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
corpse
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
covered
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
Danube
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
death-like
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From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
evidence
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
fall
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
father
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From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
fugitive
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
girl
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From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
given
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
happen
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
information
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
instead
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
land
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
law
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
lay
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
LIVING
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From this reading THE LIVING STATUE.
man
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From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
night
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
other
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
otherwise
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
Pancsova
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
person
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From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
property
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
quietly
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
refugee's
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
rich
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From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
rouse
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From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
See
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
shades
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
silent
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
sleep
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
slumberer
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
spy
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
STATUE
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From this reading THE LIVING STATUE.
stroke
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From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
stupor
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From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
sunk
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From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIVING STATUE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
then
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
there
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
throw
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
thus
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From this reading The father is dead, the girl, if you do not rouse her, will never wake again; thus you would become at one stroke a rich man.
Timar
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From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
Tschorbadschi
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
Turkish
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From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
wake
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
whispered
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The spy will have already given evidence in Pancsova against the fugitive Tschorbadschi; but if you anticipate him and the land at Belgrade instead, and lay information there, then, according to Turkish law, a third of the refugee's property would fall to you; otherwise it would belong to no one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Timar remained alone with the dead body, with a person sunk in a death-like stupor, and with a buried secret.
world
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From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The silent night covered them, and the shades whispered to him, "See! if you do not do what has been committed to you--if you throw the corpse into the Danube, and do not wake the slumberer, but let her sleep on quietly into the other world--what would happen then?
