Chapter 15 of Jack O' Judgment is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Jack O' Judgment is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations. Stop Ambulance Motor No. LKO 9943. Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein. Warn all garages and report.--COMMISSIONER." This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
Chapter 15 of Jack O' Judgment is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading “Stop Ambulance Motor No. LKO 9943.”
a government administrator
From this reading “THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations.”
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein.”
plural of “garage” — an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading “Warn all garages and report.--COMMISSIONER."”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Stop Ambulance Motor No. LKO 9943.”
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading “This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.”
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading “THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations.”
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading “Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein.”
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From this reading Stop Ambulance Motor No. LKO 9943.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations.
(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 THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations.
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading Stop Ambulance Motor No. LKO 9943.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein.
take into custody
From this reading Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
a government administrator
From this reading THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations.
the first light of day
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
set up or found
From this reading Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
plural of “garage” — an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading Warn all garages and report.--COMMISSIONER."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stop Ambulance Motor No. LKO 9943.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Stop Ambulance Motor No. LKO 9943.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
not any; not one
From this reading Stop Ambulance Motor No. LKO 9943.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
a human being
From this reading Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein.
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Warn all garages and report.--COMMISSIONER."
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop Ambulance Motor No. LKO 9943.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations.
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading Arrest and detain driver and any person found therein.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COMMISSIONER HAS A THEORY "To all stations.
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading Warn all garages and report.--COMMISSIONER."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This order flashed from station to station throughout the night, and before the dawn, nine thousand policemen were on the look-out for the motor ambulance.
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