Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now comes the big court scene. It’s short, that’s one good thing. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. I guess that’s why they called it a hearing. No wonder you couldn’t hear it, because there wasn’t anything to hear.
Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “Now comes the big court scene.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess that’s why they called it a hearing.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “I guess that’s why they called it a hearing.”
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “Now comes the big court scene.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “No wonder you couldn’t hear it, because there wasn’t anything to hear.”
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 “It’s short, that’s one good thing.”
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 It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
any thing at all
From this reading No wonder you couldn’t hear it, because there wasn’t anything to hear.
for the reason that
From this reading No wonder you couldn’t hear it, because there wasn’t anything to hear.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now comes the big court scene.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I guess that’s why they called it a hearing.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Now comes the big court scene.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No wonder you couldn’t hear it, because there wasn’t anything to hear.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Now comes the big court scene.
let fall to the ground
From this reading It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It’s short, that’s one good thing.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess that’s why they called it a hearing.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading I guess that’s why they called it a hearing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess that’s why they called it a hearing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s short, that’s one good thing.
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder you couldn’t hear it, because there wasn’t anything to hear.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now comes the big court scene.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It’s short, that’s one good thing.
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Now comes the big court scene.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It’s short, that’s one good thing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s short, that’s one good thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now comes the big court scene.
in or at that place or location
From this reading No wonder you couldn’t hear it, because there wasn’t anything to hear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I guess that’s why they called it a hearing.
a special situation
From this reading It’s short, that’s one good thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No wonder you couldn’t hear it, because there wasn’t anything to hear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No wonder you couldn’t hear it, because there wasn’t anything to hear.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I guess that’s why they called it a hearing.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading No wonder you couldn’t hear it, because there wasn’t anything to hear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 151 sentences of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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