Chapter 32 of A Blot on the Scutcheon is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of A Blot on the Scutcheon is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"MICHAEL! MICHAEL!" They were alone. Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead. The crowd had gone.
Chapter 32 of A Blot on the Scutcheon is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “The crowd had gone.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “"MICHAEL!”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
In this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Having no one else present.
From this reading They were alone.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd had gone.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The crowd had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The crowd had gone.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading "MICHAEL!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
having a supporting base
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were alone.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were alone.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
Chapter 32 of A Blot on the Scutcheon by Mabel Winifred Knowles holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 32 holds 95 sentences of A Blot on the Scutcheon, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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