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Chapter 36 of The Diamond Coterie is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH. And there is confusion in the court room. Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips. As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle: "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
Chapter 36 of The Diamond Coterie is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading “Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.”
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading “Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.”
a rapid active commotion
From this reading “As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:”
make a buzzing sound
From this reading “As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:”
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading “As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
with anger
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
have
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
a rapid active commotion
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
make a buzzing sound
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
rid of obstructions
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.
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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
go away from a place
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
Chapter 36 of The Diamond Coterie by Lawrence L. Lynch holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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 36 holds 285 sentences of The Diamond Coterie, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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