Chapter 14 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRIAL FOR LIFE. If you condemn me, fie upon your law! There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice! Answer! Shall I have it?--SHAKESPEARE.
Chapter 14 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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express strong disapproval of
From this reading “If you condemn me, fie upon your law!”
plural of “decree” — a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
From this reading “There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!”
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading “There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “If you condemn me, fie upon your law!”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “Shall I have it?--SHAKESPEARE.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!”
the act of testing something
From this reading “THE TRIAL FOR LIFE.”
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In this reading “There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!”
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react verbally
From this reading Answer!
express strong disapproval of
From this reading If you condemn me, fie upon your law!
plural of “decree” — a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
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From this reading If you condemn me, fie upon your law!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TRIAL FOR LIFE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Shall I have it?--SHAKESPEARE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you condemn me, fie upon your law!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shall I have it?--SHAKESPEARE.
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading If you condemn me, fie upon your law!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE TRIAL FOR LIFE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you condemn me, fie upon your law!
not any; not one
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
precisely, exactly
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Shall I have it?--SHAKESPEARE.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I have it?--SHAKESPEARE.
be standing; be upright
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL FOR LIFE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no right in the decrees of judges I stand for justice!
the act of testing something
From this reading THE TRIAL FOR LIFE.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If you condemn me, fie upon your law!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you condemn me, fie upon your law!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you condemn me, fie upon your law!
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