Chapter 4 of By Advice of Counsel is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of By Advice of Counsel is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You don't need to!" retorted Mr. Tutt. "Now tell us why you had to leave Syria?" "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely. "What!" shouted the lawyer. "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
Chapter 4 of By Advice of Counsel is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading “"I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.”
black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
From this reading “"I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.”
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading “"Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"”
in a demure manner
From this reading “"I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.”
youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
From this reading “"Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “"What!" shouted the lawyer.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"You don't need to!" retorted Mr. Tutt.”
an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
From this reading “"Now tell us why you had to leave Syria?"”
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From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
for the reason that
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
a female human offspring
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
in a demure manner
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't need to!" retorted Mr. Tutt.
youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Now tell us why you had to leave Syria?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading "What!" shouted the lawyer.
go away from a place
From this reading "Now tell us why you had to leave Syria?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You don't need to!" retorted Mr. Tutt.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "You don't need to!" retorted Mr. Tutt.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now tell us why you had to leave Syria?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "You don't need to!" retorted Mr. Tutt.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "What!" shouted the lawyer.
an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
From this reading "Now tell us why you had to leave Syria?"
express in words
From this reading "Now tell us why you had to leave Syria?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't need to!" retorted Mr. Tutt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't need to!" retorted Mr. Tutt.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now tell us why you had to leave Syria?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Didn't you run away from home because you were convicted of the murder of Fatima, the daughter of Abbas?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" shouted the lawyer.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Now tell us why you had to leave Syria?"
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading "I go in camel business at Coney Island," answered the witness demurely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't need to!" retorted Mr. Tutt.
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