Chapter 26 of The Day of Judgment is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Day of Judgment is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul. Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay. What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge. It is for me simply to relate what actually resulted.
Chapter 26 of The Day of Judgment is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay.”
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading “What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “It is for me simply to relate what actually resulted.”
past form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading “It is for me simply to relate what actually resulted.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.”
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in actual fact
From this reading It is for me simply to relate what actually resulted.
later than; following
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is for me simply to relate what actually resulted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is for me simply to relate what actually resulted.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is for me simply to relate what actually resulted.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
not any; not one
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading It is for me simply to relate what actually resulted.
past form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading It is for me simply to relate what actually resulted.
and nothing more
From this reading It is for me simply to relate what actually resulted.
be seated
From this reading Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.
the act of testing something
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Another judge had to sit upon the case, and this meant delay.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JUSTICE BRANSCOMBE For some days after Judge Bolitho had made his confession in court no further steps were taken in the trial of Paul.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What took place in certain judicial circles I have no knowledge.
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