Chapter 33 of Silent Struggles is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Silent Struggles is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STRANGE ADVOCATE. The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence. A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel. Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head. "Wherefore should I seek counsel?" she said.
Chapter 33 of Silent Struggles is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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push for something
From this reading “THE STRANGE ADVOCATE.”
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading “A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.”
share the suffering of
From this reading “A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.”
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.”
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
From this reading “The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “"Wherefore should I seek counsel?" she said.”
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In this reading “Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.”
In this reading “The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.”
seek information from
In this reading “Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
push for something
From this reading THE STRANGE ADVOCATE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.
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From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
share the suffering of
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wherefore should I seek counsel?" she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
not any; not one
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Wherefore should I seek counsel?" she said.
try to get or reach
From this reading "Wherefore should I seek counsel?" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Wherefore should I seek counsel?" she said.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE STRANGE ADVOCATE.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A judge, more compassionate than his brethren, asked the prisoner if she had no counsel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGE ADVOCATE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Barbara looked up at this question, smiled faintly, and shook her head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evidence for the prosecution was here exhausted, and Barbara had nothing to offer in her defence.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading "Wherefore should I seek counsel?" she said.
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