Chapter 21 of The Clock and the Key is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Clock and the Key is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Two hours had passed since I left the church. St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible. The result confirmed my theory beyond a doubt. With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes. We had also found that in each story certain numbers were mentioned.
Chapter 21 of The Clock and the Key is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.”
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading “The result confirmed my theory beyond a doubt.”
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
From this reading “St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.”
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading “With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.”
having the identity known or established
From this reading “With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.”
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading “With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.”
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 “The result confirmed my theory beyond a doubt.”
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 “Two hours had passed since I left the church.”
In this reading “With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.”
in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
In this reading “The result confirmed my theory beyond a doubt.”
In this reading “Two hours had passed since I left the church.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.
in addition
From this reading We had also found that in each story certain numbers were mentioned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The result confirmed my theory beyond a doubt.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading We had also found that in each story certain numbers were mentioned.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Two hours had passed since I left the church.
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading The result confirmed my theory beyond a doubt.
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
From this reading St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading The result confirmed my theory beyond a doubt.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We had also found that in each story certain numbers were mentioned.
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.
set up or found
From this reading We had also found that in each story certain numbers were mentioned.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two hours had passed since I left the church.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Two hours had passed since I left the church.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two hours had passed since I left the church.
having the identity known or established
From this reading With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
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 Two hours had passed since I left the church.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading We had also found that in each story certain numbers were mentioned.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The result confirmed my theory beyond a doubt.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading We had also found that in each story certain numbers were mentioned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Two hours had passed since I left the church.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The result confirmed my theory beyond a doubt.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Two hours had passed since I left the church.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading We had also found that in each story certain numbers were mentioned.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had also found that in each story certain numbers were mentioned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two hours had passed since I left the church.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.
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 The result confirmed my theory beyond a doubt.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading St. Hilary and I had spent the time in a diligent study of the Bible.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two hours had passed since I left the church.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had also found that in each story certain numbers were mentioned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the exception of the scenes of the fifth and tenth hours, we had identified them all as Bible scenes.
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