Chapter 33 of East Lynne is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of East Lynne is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JUSTICE-ROOM. The magistrates took their seats on the bench. The bench would not hold them. All in the commission of the peace flocked in. Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
Chapter 33 of East Lynne is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 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.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “The magistrates took their seats on the bench.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “All in the commission of the peace flocked in.”
past form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group
From this reading “All in the commission of the peace flocked in.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “The bench would not hold them.”
plural of “magistrate” — a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading “The magistrates took their seats on the bench.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “All in the commission of the peace flocked in.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “The magistrates took their seats on the bench.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.”
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.
(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 All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
past form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group
From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The bench would not hold them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JUSTICE-ROOM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
plural of “magistrate” — a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The bench would not hold them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JUSTICE-ROOM.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The bench would not hold them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The bench would not hold them.
Chapter 33 of East Lynne by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 33 holds 433 sentences of East Lynne, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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