Chapter 2 of Write It Right is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Write It Right is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Funeral Obsequies_. Tautological. Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense. _Fully_ for _Definitively_, or _Finally_. "After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."
Chapter 2 of Write It Right is here in full — 470 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading “"After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."”
plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “"After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “"After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading “"After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “"After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."”
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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 Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
later than; following
From this reading "After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading "After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fully_ for _Definitively_, or _Finally_.
plural of “examination” — the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading "After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading _Fully_ for _Definitively_, or _Finally_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Fully_ for _Definitively_, or _Finally_.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading _Fully_ for _Definitively_, or _Finally_.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading _Funeral Obsequies_.
suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."
not one, and not any
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Funeral Obsequies_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Fully_ for _Definitively_, or _Finally_.
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading "After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."
express in words
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
repetition of same sense in different words
From this reading Tautological.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
the act of testing something
From this reading "After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "After many preliminary examinations he was fully committed for trial."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Say, obsequies; the word is now used in none but a funereal sense.
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