Chapter 8 of The Redemption of Freetown is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Redemption of Freetown is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FREETOWN SETTLEMENT STARTED. The confusion by the door of the courtroom increased. A word was passed from lip to lip. Faces grew pale. The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
Chapter 8 of The Redemption of Freetown is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.”
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading “The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.”
a room in which a lawcourt sits
From this reading “The confusion by the door of the courtroom increased.”
port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
From this reading “THE FREETOWN SETTLEMENT STARTED.”
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “A word was passed from lip to lip.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “THE FREETOWN SETTLEMENT STARTED.”
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading “The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.”
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 “Faces grew pale.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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 A word was passed from lip to lip.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The confusion by the door of the courtroom increased.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading The confusion by the door of the courtroom increased.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
a room in which a lawcourt sits
From this reading The confusion by the door of the courtroom increased.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The confusion by the door of the courtroom increased.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Faces grew pale.
port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
From this reading THE FREETOWN SETTLEMENT STARTED.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A word was passed from lip to lip.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Faces grew pale.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading The confusion by the door of the courtroom increased.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading A word was passed from lip to lip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The confusion by the door of the courtroom increased.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
above and across; more than
From this reading The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Faces grew pale.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A word was passed from lip to lip.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading THE FREETOWN SETTLEMENT STARTED.
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE FREETOWN SETTLEMENT STARTED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FREETOWN SETTLEMENT STARTED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A word was passed from lip to lip.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A word was passed from lip to lip.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The word went out over the waiting spectators, and reached the bar and the county attorney.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading A word was passed from lip to lip.
Chapter 8 of The Redemption of Freetown by Charles M. Sheldon holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
Chapter 8 holds 94 sentences of The Redemption of Freetown, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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