Chapter 1 of Counsel for the Defense is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Counsel for the Defense is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST. DR. DAVID WEST, her father. ARNOLD BRUCE, editor of the _Express_. HARRISON BLAKE, ex-lieutenant-governor.
Chapter 1 of Counsel for the Defense is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “ARNOLD BRUCE, editor of the _Express_.”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “HARRISON BLAKE, ex-lieutenant-governor.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “ARNOLD BRUCE, editor of the _Express_.”
transfer power to someone
From this reading “"The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “"The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “ARNOLD BRUCE, editor of the _Express_.”
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading “HARRISON BLAKE, ex-lieutenant-governor.”
large scissors with strong blades
From this reading “"The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.”
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English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading ARNOLD BRUCE, editor of the _Express_.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading HARRISON BLAKE, ex-lieutenant-governor.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading ARNOLD BRUCE, editor of the _Express_.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading DAVID WEST, her father.
transfer power to someone
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading ARNOLD BRUCE, editor of the _Express_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRISON BLAKE, ex-lieutenant-governor.
give expression to
From this reading ARNOLD BRUCE, editor of the _Express_.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading DAVID WEST, her father.
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading HARRISON BLAKE, ex-lieutenant-governor.
an old form of “has”
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DAVID WEST, her father.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
large scissors with strong blades
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "The Shears of Destiny," "To Him That Hath," "The Walking Delegate" KATHERINE WEST.
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