Chapter 13 of The Black Diamond is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Black Diamond is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
George staggered to the end of the table. ‘You have heard the jury’s verdict. You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter. You are lucky that the charge is not .
Chapter 13 of The Black Diamond is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading “You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.”
possessive form of “jury” — a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
occurring by chance
From this reading “You are lucky that the charge is not .”
homicide without malice aforethought
From this reading “You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “George staggered to the end of the table.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.”
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading “‘You have heard the jury’s verdict.”
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading “You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.”
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 “You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.”
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 You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are lucky that the charge is not .
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading George staggered to the end of the table.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George staggered to the end of the table.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘You have heard the jury’s verdict.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading ‘You have heard the jury’s verdict.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You are lucky that the charge is not .
possessive form of “jury” — a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading ‘You have heard the jury’s verdict.
occurring by chance
From this reading You are lucky that the charge is not .
homicide without malice aforethought
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are lucky that the charge is not .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George staggered to the end of the table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading George staggered to the end of the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading George staggered to the end of the table.
carry out
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You are lucky that the charge is not .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George staggered to the end of the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George staggered to the end of the table.
the act of testing something
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading ‘You have heard the jury’s verdict.
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You have heard the jury’s verdict.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will be committed on my warrant to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter.
Chapter 13 of The Black Diamond by Francis Brett Young holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 13 holds 405 sentences of The Black Diamond, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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