Chapter 5 of The Great Oakdale Mystery is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Great Oakdale Mystery is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY THE LIGHT FROM THE WINDOW. “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.” “Proof?” returned Piper reprovingly. “Why not? The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
Chapter 5 of The Great Oakdale Mystery is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others
From this reading “The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.”
fully detailed and specific about particulars
From this reading “The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.”
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading “The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.”
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.”
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading ““Proof?” returned Piper reprovingly.”
almost; nearly
From this reading ““But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.””
important in effect or meaning
From this reading “The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.”
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading ““But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.””
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evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute
In this reading “The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.”
In this reading “The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.”
In this reading “BY THE LIGHT FROM THE WINDOW.”
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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 “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE LIGHT FROM THE WINDOW.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
fully detailed and specific about particulars
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
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From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BY THE LIGHT FROM THE WINDOW.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading BY THE LIGHT FROM THE WINDOW.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
not any; not one
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
and nothing more
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
a human being
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading “Proof?” returned Piper reprovingly.
almost; nearly
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
in a reproving or reproachful manner
From this reading “Proof?” returned Piper reprovingly.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Proof?” returned Piper reprovingly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
important in effect or meaning
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE LIGHT FROM THE WINDOW.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
which person or people
From this reading The circumstances are significant, and it’s only the bigoted person who denies the value of circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading BY THE LIGHT FROM THE WINDOW.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But that,” said Fred, “is practically a matter of supposition with you; you have no real proof.”
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