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Chapter XXXIX
AT BAY. Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be. And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial. Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed. Guy Waring couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he had never been guilty of.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Guy Waring couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he had never been guilty of.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Guy Waring couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he had never been guilty of.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT BAY.
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From this reading AT BAY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Guy Waring couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he had never been guilty of.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
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From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
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From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
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From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
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From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
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From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
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From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
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From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
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From this reading Guy Waring couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he had never been guilty of.
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From this reading Guy Waring couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he had never been guilty of.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
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From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
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From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
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From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
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From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy Waring couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he had never been guilty of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
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From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
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From this reading And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.
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From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
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From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.
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From this reading And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.
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From this reading And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.
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From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
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From this reading Sir Gilbert couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he himself had half unwittingly committed.
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From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
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From this reading Guy Waring couldn't believe the jury would convict an innocent man of the crime he had never been guilty of.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
which person or people
From this reading And those two were the pair who stood there on their trial.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Only two people in court doubted for one moment what the verdict would be.
