Chapter 2 of Justice is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Justice is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLEAVER. And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done? FALDER. [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money. THE JUDGE.
Chapter 2 of Justice is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading “And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?”
a butcher's knife having a large square blade
From this reading “CLEAVER.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “THE JUDGE.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “[Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “[Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.”
inflected form of “repay” — pay back
From this reading “[Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “[Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?
a butcher's knife having a large square blade
From this reading CLEAVER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?
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From this reading FALDER.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading THE JUDGE.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
inflected form of “repay” — pay back
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
in a sullen manner
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
in or at that place or location
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?
at the time that
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
produce a literary work
From this reading [Sullenly] I meant to write when I got out there--I would have repaid the money.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?
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From this reading And that didn't lead you to avow what you'd done?
Chapter 2 of Justice by John Galsworthy holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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 2 holds 290 sentences of Justice, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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