Chapter 8 of The Wiles of the Wicked is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Wiles of the Wicked is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said. "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts." "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked. "Then let me see proof. There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
Chapter 8 of The Wiles of the Wicked is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
From this reading “There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.”
make right or correct
From this reading “There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “"Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."”
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading “"Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.”
having official authority or sanction
From this reading “There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.”
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “"Then let me see proof.”
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “"The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.”
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.
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In this reading “"The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.”
In this reading “"Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.”
lower (one's body) as by kneeling
In this reading “"Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."”
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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 There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
make right or correct
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
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From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then let me see proof.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then let me see proof.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading "Then let me see proof.
established beyond doubt
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
in or at or to some place
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The facts are as already stated," Gedge remarked.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then I shall be most interested to see this extraordinary fiction proved," I said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Perhaps we shall then get down to facts."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There must be a certificate or official entry somewhere if what this lady says is really correct.
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