Chapter 28 of False Evidence is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of False Evidence is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day." "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read." "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?" "And in the _Saturday Review_." "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
Chapter 28 of False Evidence is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."”
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “"They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."”
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading “"Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
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.
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(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 "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
divisible by two
From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
at any time
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "And in the _Saturday Review_."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIAR AND COWARD "It's the book of the day."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They all praise it, even the _Spectator_."
a special situation
From this reading "It's decidedly the cleverest thing of its sort I ever read."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you read the review in the _Athenæum_?"
Chapter 28 of False Evidence by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 28 holds 262 sentences of False Evidence, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of False Evidence by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 262 sentences, grouped into 53 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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