Chapter 19 of Tom Ossington's Ghost is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Tom Ossington's Ghost is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead. Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found. Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events. Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played. Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
Chapter 19 of Tom Ossington's Ghost is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.”
without doubt or question
From this reading “Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.”
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading “Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.”
eccentricity that is not easily explained
From this reading “Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.”
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
From this reading “Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.”
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In this reading “Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.”
In this reading “Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.”
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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 Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
without doubt or question
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.
set up or found
From this reading Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ballingall had gone--and the fortune was found.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
not any; not one
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
eccentricity that is not easily explained
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Medical examination clearly showed that death had come to her from natural causes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Put in that way, it was a curious sequence of events.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed, put in any way, there could be no doubt about the oddity of the part which the woman had played.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
an affirmative
From this reading THE WOMAN AND THE MAN Yes--the woman was dead.
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