Chapter 15 of The Ivory Trail is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Ivory Trail is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Steal what from whom?" "Oh, go on beating him! Next case!" The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate. He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
Chapter 15 of The Ivory Trail is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
From this reading “He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.”
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.”
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading “He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.”
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading “The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “"Steal what from whom?"”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.”
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.”
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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 He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading "Oh, go on beating him!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Next case!"
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Steal what from whom?"
a kind of fluent easy superficiality
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, go on beating him!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, go on beating him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.
the force of workers available
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next case!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, go on beating him!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, go on beating him!
be shown or be found to be
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
take without the owner's consent
From this reading "Steal what from whom?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Steal what from whom?"
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Steal what from whom?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading The next man escaped the whip, but his witnesses were less fortunate.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He brought two men and a woman with him to prove an alibi on a charge of attempted theft, and the glibness of their answers convinced the lieutenant they were lying.
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