Chapter 11 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 11 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Can he rest content without disproving them at law? I say he can't. In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak. I must assume you would tell the truth. I refuse to suppose you would commit perjury."
Chapter 11 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “I must assume you would tell the truth.”
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading “I refuse to suppose you would commit perjury."”
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading “In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Can he rest content without disproving them at law?”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “Can he rest content without disproving them at law?”
criminal offense of making false statements under oath
From this reading “I refuse to suppose you would commit perjury."”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “I refuse to suppose you would commit perjury."”
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take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading I must assume you would tell the truth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Can he rest content without disproving them at law?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can he rest content without disproving them at law?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say he can't.
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading I refuse to suppose you would commit perjury."
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Can he rest content without disproving them at law?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can he rest content without disproving them at law?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Can he rest content without disproving them at law?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say he can't.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Can he rest content without disproving them at law?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must assume you would tell the truth.
criminal offense of making false statements under oath
From this reading I refuse to suppose you would commit perjury."
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading I refuse to suppose you would commit perjury."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Can he rest content without disproving them at law?
express in words
From this reading I say he can't.
express in speech
From this reading In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.
express a supposition
From this reading I refuse to suppose you would commit perjury."
express in words
From this reading I must assume you would tell the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I must assume you would tell the truth.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Can he rest content without disproving them at law?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I must assume you would tell the truth.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Can he rest content without disproving them at law?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In those proceedings you would be compelled to speak.
Chapter 11 of Tristram of Blent by Anthony Hope holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 11 holds 401 sentences of Tristram of Blent, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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