Chapter 21 of The Voice on the Wire is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Voice on the Wire is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again. “Oh, all right. I just drew it down from the top. Tell me about your doping. Who was the devil?”
Chapter 21 of The Voice on the Wire is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading “Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.”
a specialist in criminology
From this reading “Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Who was the devil?””
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “I just drew it down from the top.”
time without end
From this reading “Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.”
not taken into account
From this reading “Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “I just drew it down from the top.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tell me about your doping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
anew
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
(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 “Oh, all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
a specialist in criminology
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Who was the devil?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell me about your doping.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I just drew it down from the top.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading I just drew it down from the top.
time without end
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I just drew it down from the top.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I just drew it down from the top.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
and nothing more
From this reading I just drew it down from the top.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me about your doping.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, all right.
not taken into account
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Oh, all right.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
express in words
From this reading Tell me about your doping.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I just drew it down from the top.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
at the time that
From this reading Eternity had passed, the Judgment Day had been overlooked and new aeons had gone their way, it seemed to the criminologist, when the voice was audible again.
which person or people
From this reading Who was the devil?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell me about your doping.
Chapter 21 of The Voice on the Wire by Eustace Hale Ball holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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