Chapter 37 of The Giant Raft is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of The Giant Raft is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted. A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth: “Innocent! Innocent!” Then complete silence fell on all.
Chapter 37 of The Giant Raft is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.”
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.”
expressing sorrow
From this reading “THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.”
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading “THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:”
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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 A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
later than; following
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
anew
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
(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 Then complete silence fell on all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Then complete silence fell on all.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
to say again or imitate
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then complete silence fell on all.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
free from evil or guilt
From this reading “Innocent!
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
expressing sorrow
From this reading THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
recurring again and again
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then complete silence fell on all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then complete silence fell on all.
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From this reading THE CRIME OF TIJUCO On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
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