Chapter 4 of Clouds of witness is here in full — 560 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Clouds of witness is here in full — 560 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood.... We say, "There it is! that's Blood!" It is an actual matter of fact. We point it out. It admits of no doubt....
Chapter 4 of Clouds of witness is here in full — 560 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading “It is an actual matter of fact.”
third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “It admits of no doubt....”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....”
plural of “bloodstain” — a discoloration caused by blood
From this reading “MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “It admits of no doubt....”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “It is an actual matter of fact.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “It is an actual matter of fact.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “We point it out.”
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 “MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....”
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.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading It is an actual matter of fact.
third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading It admits of no doubt....
(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 MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an actual matter of fact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
plural of “bloodstain” — a discoloration caused by blood
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading It admits of no doubt....
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It is an actual matter of fact.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We say, "There it is! that's Blood!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We say, "There it is! that's Blood!"
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It is an actual matter of fact.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
not any; not one
From this reading It admits of no doubt....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is an actual matter of fact.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We point it out.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading We point it out.
express in words
From this reading We say, "There it is! that's Blood!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We say, "There it is! that's Blood!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
in or at that place or location
From this reading We say, "There it is! that's Blood!"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
precisely as stated
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We say, "There it is! that's Blood!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS _Other things are all very well in their way, but give me Blood....
Chapter 4 of Clouds of witness by Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) Sayers holds 560 sentences, grouped into 112 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 4 holds 560 sentences of Clouds of witness, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
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