Chapter 2 of Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. CROTCH: You don’t think it will? WITNESS: No, I knows it won’t. MR. CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
Chapter 2 of Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.”
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
From this reading “CROTCH: You don’t think it will?”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “WITNESS: No, I knows it won’t.”
full of or exhibiting respect
From this reading “CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “WITNESS: No, I knows it won’t.”
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speak to
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
From this reading CROTCH: You don’t think it will?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CROTCH: You don’t think it will?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WITNESS: No, I knows it won’t.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CROTCH: You don’t think it will?
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading WITNESS: No, I knows it won’t.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
not any; not one
From this reading WITNESS: No, I knows it won’t.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
full of or exhibiting respect
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading CROTCH: You don’t think it will?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CROTCH: Now, Durdles—— JUDGE: I must ask you to address the witness in more respectful terms, such as “Mr.” Durdles.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading CROTCH: You don’t think it will?
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading WITNESS: No, I knows it won’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITNESS: No, I knows it won’t.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CROTCH: You don’t think it will?
Chapter 2 of Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County by England) Dickens Fellowship (London holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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