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Chapter 1 of A Court of Inquiry is here in full — 988 sentences across 198 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc. C. R. P. AND M. B. P. Nothing impaired but all disordered. --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house. It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
Chapter 1 of A Court of Inquiry is here in full — 988 sentences across 198 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.”
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading “Nothing impaired but all disordered.”
agreeably diverting
From this reading “It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.”
diminished in strength, quality, or utility
From this reading “Nothing impaired but all disordered.”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “--_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.”
add pepper to
From this reading “Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.”
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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 It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Nothing impaired but all disordered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading C. R. P. AND M. B. P.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading C. R. P. AND M. B. P.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing impaired but all disordered.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. R. P. AND M. B. P.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading Nothing impaired but all disordered.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.
agreeably diverting
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
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From this reading Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.
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From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
diminished in strength, quality, or utility
From this reading Nothing impaired but all disordered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading C. R. P. AND M. B. P.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing impaired but all disordered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading C. R. P. AND M. B. P.
add pepper to
From this reading Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading C. R. P. AND M. B. P.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
refrain from harming
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
in or at that place or location
From this reading --_Midsummer Night's Dream._ There are four guest-rooms in my house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It is not a large house, and how there came to be so many rooms to spare for the entertaining of friends is not a story to be told here.
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading Author of "Red Pepper Burns," "Mrs. Red Pepper," "Second Violin," Etc.
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