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Chapter 30 of The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The court was densely packed at ten next morning. Every yard of available space was thronged with people. The crown court lay on the west of the Town Hall. It was a large square chamber without galleries. Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
Chapter 30 of The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading “Every yard of available space was thronged with people.”
in a stupid manner
From this reading “The court was densely packed at ten next morning.”
plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “It was a large square chamber without galleries.”
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
From this reading “Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.”
plural of “principal” — the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading “Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.”
plural of “rafter” — one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
From this reading “Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.”
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.”
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading “Every yard of available space was thronged with people.”
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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 It was a large square chamber without galleries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The court was densely packed at ten next morning.
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
From this reading Every yard of available space was thronged with people.
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading It was a large square chamber without galleries.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The court was densely packed at ten next morning.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading The crown court lay on the west of the Town Hall.
in a stupid manner
From this reading The court was densely packed at ten next morning.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every yard of available space was thronged with people.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading It was a large square chamber without galleries.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The crown court lay on the west of the Town Hall.
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large square chamber without galleries.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a large square chamber without galleries.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The crown court lay on the west of the Town Hall.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The court was densely packed at ten next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The court was densely packed at ten next morning.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every yard of available space was thronged with people.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The crown court lay on the west of the Town Hall.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading The court was densely packed at ten next morning.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Every yard of available space was thronged with people.
plural of “principal” — the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
plural of “rafter” — one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Every yard of available space was thronged with people.
make square
From this reading It was a large square chamber without galleries.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The court was densely packed at ten next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The court was densely packed at ten next morning.
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading Every yard of available space was thronged with people.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The crown court lay on the west of the Town Hall.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Rude oak, hewn with the axe straight from the tree, formed the rafters and principals of the roofs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The court was densely packed at ten next morning.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The crown court lay on the west of the Town Hall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every yard of available space was thronged with people.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was a large square chamber without galleries.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Every yard of available space was thronged with people.
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