Chapter 5 of Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered? WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that. MR. CHESTERTON: It is not my business.
Chapter 5 of Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
From this reading “CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?”
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading “CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?”
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?”
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading “CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.”
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In this reading “CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?”
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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 CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading CHESTERTON: It is not my business.
conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
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From this reading WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHESTERTON: It is not my business.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
killed unlawfully
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CHESTERTON: It is not my business.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CHESTERTON: It is not my business.
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
express a supposition
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
in or at that place or location
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading WITNESS: I don’t know that you have asked questions to elicit that.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CHESTERTON: Suppose every word you have spoken is true: is there a single word you have spoken that proves that Edwin Drood was murdered?
Chapter 5 of Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County by England) Dickens Fellowship (London holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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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