Chapter 6 of The shades of Toffee is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The shades of Toffee is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report. "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue? Before witnesses? It fairly makes my hair stand on end." "He did that and more," the prosecuting attorney said.
Chapter 6 of The shades of Toffee is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 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 “"He did that and more," the prosecuting attorney said.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “It fairly makes my hair stand on end."”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “"Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “"Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.”
-ing form of “prosecute” — conduct a prosecution in a court of law
From this reading “"He did that and more," the prosecuting attorney said.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “"Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.”
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading “"Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?”
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “Before witnesses?”
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In this reading “"He did that and more," the prosecuting attorney said.”
In this reading “It fairly makes my hair stand on end."”
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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 "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
in actual fact
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He did that and more," the prosecuting attorney said.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading "He did that and more," the prosecuting attorney said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before witnesses?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It fairly makes my hair stand on end."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading It fairly makes my hair stand on end."
a boy or man
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading It fairly makes my hair stand on end."
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He did that and more," the prosecuting attorney said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fairly makes my hair stand on end."
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It fairly makes my hair stand on end."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "He did that and more," the prosecuting attorney said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It fairly makes my hair stand on end."
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From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
-ing form of “prosecute” — conduct a prosecution in a court of law
From this reading "He did that and more," the prosecuting attorney said.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
be standing; be upright
From this reading It fairly makes my hair stand on end."
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Before witnesses?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Oh, my word!" the judge said, lifting haunted eyes from the report.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean this Pillsworth fellow actually did all that to a statue?
Chapter 6 of The shades of Toffee by Henry Farrell holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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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