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Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County
Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County

Chapter VII

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JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.
MR.
WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?
WITNESS: Yes.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.
/dʒʌdʒ jes laɪv ɪn hoʊps/
Line 2
MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
Line 3
WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?
Line 4
WITNESS: Yes.
/ˈwɪtnəs jes/
Line 5
MR.
/ˈmɪstər/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

continuing adjective US /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

From this reading “WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?”

famous adjective US /ˈfeɪməs/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading “WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?”

hopes noun US /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading “JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.”

judge verb US /dʒʌdʒ/

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading “JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.”

live verb US /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading “JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.”

person noun US /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading “WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?”

walters noun US /ˈwɔːltərz/

plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading “WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?”

witness noun US /ˈwɪtnəs/

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading “WITNESS: Yes.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

live in verb + particle

live in the house where one works

In this reading “JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.”

All words in this reading · 19

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

continuingadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

cross-examinationnoun

(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

Datchery

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

hopesnounUS /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

JUDGEverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

WALTERSnounUS /ˈwɔːltərz/

plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading WALTERS (continuing his cross-examination): Datchery is rather a famous person at present?

WITNESSnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading WITNESS: Yes.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading JUDGE: Yes: live in hopes.

Chapter 7 of Trial of John Jasper, lay precentor of Cloisterham Cathedral in the County by England) Dickens Fellowship (London holds 441 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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Cloisterham
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