Chapter 3 of The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MURDERER. Washington, April 27th. Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be. While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles. The one died quietly, like his life; the other died fighting, like his crime.
Chapter 3 of The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
From this reading “Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be.”
the dead body of a human being
From this reading “While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “THE MURDERER.”
a condition of great disorder
From this reading “While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.”
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading “While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading “While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.”
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From this reading Washington, April 27th.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Washington, April 27th.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be.
blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
From this reading Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be.
the dead body of a human being
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading The one died quietly, like his life; the other died fighting, like his crime.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The one died quietly, like his life; the other died fighting, like his crime.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading The one died quietly, like his life; the other died fighting, like his crime.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The one died quietly, like his life; the other died fighting, like his crime.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The one died quietly, like his life; the other died fighting, like his crime.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be.
killed unlawfully
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading THE MURDERER.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one died quietly, like his life; the other died fighting, like his crime.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The one died quietly, like his life; the other died fighting, like his crime.
with low volume
From this reading The one died quietly, like his life; the other died fighting, like his crime.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be.
a condition of great disorder
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MURDERER.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading Justice is satisfied, though blinder vengeance may not be.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Washington, April 27th.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
during the time that
From this reading While the illustrious murdered is on the way to the shrine, the stark corpse of his murderer lies in the shambles.
Chapter 3 of The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes by George Alfred Townsend holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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.
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