Chapter 1 of The Ghost of Chatham is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Ghost of Chatham is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GHOST OF CHATHAM; A VISION. "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. A SPIRIT passed before my face." Job. _Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.
Chapter 1 of The Ghost of Chatham is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a court with jurisdiction in equity
From this reading “_Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “"Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “THE GHOST OF CHATHAM; A VISION.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “Job.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “_Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.”
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading “"Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.”
of or concerning this or that
From this reading “"Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “THE GHOST OF CHATHAM; A VISION.”
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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 THE GHOST OF CHATHAM; A VISION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A SPIRIT passed before my face."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
a court with jurisdiction in equity
From this reading _Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GHOST OF CHATHAM; A VISION.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading _Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A SPIRIT passed before my face."
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GHOST OF CHATHAM; A VISION.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Job.
a narrow way or road
From this reading _Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A SPIRIT passed before my face."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GHOST OF CHATHAM; A VISION.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A SPIRIT passed before my face."
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading _Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading A SPIRIT passed before my face."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST OF CHATHAM; A VISION.
of or concerning this or that
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
a special situation
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sixpence._ J. M'Creery, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London.
a vivid mental image
From this reading THE GHOST OF CHATHAM; A VISION.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
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