Chapter 3 of As It Was Written: A Jewish Musician's Story is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of As It Was Written: A Jewish Musician's Story is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My lawyer cross-questioned her for an hour. His utmost art was powerless to shake her. She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to. “John Marshall!” called the prosecutor. It was the husband of the janitress.
Chapter 3 of As It Was Written: A Jewish Musician's Story is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “My lawyer cross-questioned her for an hour.”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading ““John Marshall!” called the prosecutor.”
lacking power
From this reading “His utmost art was powerless to shake her.”
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
From this reading ““John Marshall!” called the prosecutor.”
past form of “reiterate” — to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “His utmost art was powerless to shake her.”
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading “She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading “His utmost art was powerless to shake her.”
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In this reading “My lawyer cross-questioned her for an hour.”
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My lawyer cross-questioned her for an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading His utmost art was powerless to shake her.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “John Marshall!” called the prosecutor.
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From this reading My lawyer cross-questioned her for an hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My lawyer cross-questioned her for an hour.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My lawyer cross-questioned her for an hour.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His utmost art was powerless to shake her.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading My lawyer cross-questioned her for an hour.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading It was the husband of the janitress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the husband of the janitress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the husband of the janitress.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John Marshall!” called the prosecutor.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading My lawyer cross-questioned her for an hour.
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “John Marshall!” called the prosecutor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lawyer cross-questioned her for an hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the husband of the janitress.
lacking power
From this reading His utmost art was powerless to shake her.
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
From this reading “John Marshall!” called the prosecutor.
past form of “reiterate” — to say, state, or perform again
From this reading She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading His utmost art was powerless to shake her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “John Marshall!” called the prosecutor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His utmost art was powerless to shake her.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading His utmost art was powerless to shake her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His utmost art was powerless to shake her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She reiterated absolutely and word for word what she had already sworn to.
Chapter 3 of As It Was Written: A Jewish Musician's Story by Henry Harland holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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