Chapter 7 of The Book of Dreams and Ghosts is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Book of Dreams and Ghosts is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749. The Trial. Scott's Theory. Curious recent Corroboration of Sir Walter's Hypothesis. Other Trials involving Ghostly Evidence.
Chapter 7 of The Book of Dreams and Ghosts is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
From this reading “Curious recent Corroboration of Sir Walter's Hypothesis.”
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.”
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading “Other Trials involving Ghostly Evidence.”
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
From this reading “Curious recent Corroboration of Sir Walter's Hypothesis.”
-ing form of “involve” — connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading “Other Trials involving Ghostly Evidence.”
possessive form of “scott” — award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Scott's Theory.”
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading “More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.”
possessive form of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Curious recent Corroboration of Sir Walter's Hypothesis.”
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From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
From this reading Curious recent Corroboration of Sir Walter's Hypothesis.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Curious recent Corroboration of Sir Walter's Hypothesis.
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Other Trials involving Ghostly Evidence.
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading Other Trials involving Ghostly Evidence.
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
From this reading Curious recent Corroboration of Sir Walter's Hypothesis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
-ing form of “involve” — connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading Other Trials involving Ghostly Evidence.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other Trials involving Ghostly Evidence.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
new
From this reading Curious recent Corroboration of Sir Walter's Hypothesis.
possessive form of “scott” — award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Scott's Theory.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
term of address for a man
From this reading Curious recent Corroboration of Sir Walter's Hypothesis.
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading Scott's Theory.
the act of testing something
From this reading The Trial.
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading Other Trials involving Ghostly Evidence.
possessive form of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Curious recent Corroboration of Sir Walter's Hypothesis.
in the company of; together with
From this reading More Ghosts With A Purpose The Slaying of Sergeant Davies in 1749.
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