Chapter 1 of The Case and Exceptions is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Case and Exceptions is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
M. W. H. It is over. Warren's fate is in the hands of the jury. I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me. Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
Chapter 1 of The Case and Exceptions is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.”
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading “Warren's fate is in the hands of the jury.”
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
From this reading “Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.”
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.”
not done
From this reading “Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.”
possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “Warren's fate is in the hands of the jury.”
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an official prosecutor for a judicial district
In this reading “Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
divisible by two
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Warren's fate is in the hands of the jury.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading M. W. H.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Warren's fate is in the hands of the jury.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Warren's fate is in the hands of the jury.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is over.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is over.
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading Warren's fate is in the hands of the jury.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. W. H.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Warren's fate is in the hands of the jury.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
above and across; more than
From this reading It is over.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Warren's fate is in the hands of the jury.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I have done the little I could, but the strain has been almost too much for me.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
not done
From this reading Even now, my heart sinks at the thought that I may have left something undone or failed to see some trap of the District Attorney.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading M. W. H.
possessive form of “warren” — United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Warren's fate is in the hands of the jury.
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