Chapter 8 of Peccavi is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Peccavi is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss. I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court. I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart. It is near midnight. I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
Chapter 8 of Peccavi is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “"The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.”
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading “I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.”
bar from attention or consideration
From this reading “"The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “It is near midnight.”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.”
plural of “worship” — the activity of worshipping
From this reading “I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.”
In this reading “I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
bar from attention or consideration
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
set up or found
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
go away from a place
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
the force of workers available
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It is near midnight.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It is near midnight.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I am not to be found at the rectory, and a light is seen in the church.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not attempt to dismiss it from any mind in court.
and nothing more
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The next point, I confess, is more difficult to dismiss.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
plural of “worship” — the activity of worshipping
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall simply leave it to the consideration of your worships as men of the world and students of the human heart.
Chapter 8 of Peccavi by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 406 sentences of Peccavi, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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