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Chapter 2 of The Redemption of Freetown is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PROBLEM OF FREETOWN. It was very still in the district courtroom. The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence. The room was filled with the usual crowd of spectators. The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
Chapter 2 of The Redemption of Freetown is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room in which a lawcourt sits
From this reading “It was very still in the district courtroom.”
port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
From this reading “THE PROBLEM OF FREETOWN.”
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading “The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.”
plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.”
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading “The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.”
past form of “rail” — complain bitterly
From this reading “The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.”
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading “The room was filled with the usual crowd of spectators.”
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading “The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.”
In this reading “The room was filled with the usual crowd of spectators.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
a room in which a lawcourt sits
From this reading It was very still in the district courtroom.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The room was filled with the usual crowd of spectators.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading It was very still in the district courtroom.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The room was filled with the usual crowd of spectators.
port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
From this reading THE PROBLEM OF FREETOWN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was very still in the district courtroom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very still in the district courtroom.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
and nothing more
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROBLEM OF FREETOWN.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading THE PROBLEM OF FREETOWN.
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
past form of “rail” — complain bitterly
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was filled with the usual crowd of spectators.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading The room was filled with the usual crowd of spectators.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was very still in the district courtroom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROBLEM OF FREETOWN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The room was filled with the usual crowd of spectators.
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading The jury had just brought in a verdict of guilty, and the judge was about to pronounce the sentence.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very still in the district courtroom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very still in the district courtroom.
in or at the place that
From this reading The lawyers occupied the space railed off from the raised seats at the rear where the public was admitted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room was filled with the usual crowd of spectators.
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