Chapter 30 of Australia Revenged is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Australia Revenged is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRIAL. At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned. Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen. The newspapers were full of the case. It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
Chapter 30 of Australia Revenged is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading “It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.”
plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.”
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading “It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.”
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.”
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading “Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.”
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The newspapers were full of the case.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The newspapers were full of the case.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
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From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading The newspapers were full of the case.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never since the days of the trial of Ned Kelly had popular excitement been so keen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
the act of testing something
From this reading THE TRIAL.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the absorbing topic throughout the colonies, and the conjectures as to the result were numerous.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The newspapers were full of the case.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At length, the day of the celebrated trial of Wyckliffe _v._ Morris and Winter dawned.
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