Chapter 28 of The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VERDICT. It was Friday morning. The last day of the trial had come. The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary. Never had Gold City known such a day.
Chapter 28 of The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “It was Friday morning.”
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading “The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “The last day of the trial had come.”
(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 VERDICT.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.”
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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 Never had Gold City known such a day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Never had Gold City known such a day.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The last day of the trial had come.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The last day of the trial had come.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading It was Friday morning.
coins made of gold
From this reading Never had Gold City known such a day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last day of the trial had come.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Friday morning.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Never had Gold City known such a day.
immediately past
From this reading The last day of the trial had come.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was Friday morning.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never had Gold City known such a day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last day of the trial had come.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never had Gold City known such a day.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERDICT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
in the direction of
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
the act of testing something
From this reading The last day of the trial had come.
(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 VERDICT.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Friday morning.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The hot sun beat down on hundreds pressing their way towards the old court house, too excited to be weary.
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