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Chapter 10 of £19,000 is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes." The woman closed her eyes again. "It was the shock of seeing her dead husband." The doctor spoke this in a whisper, but the woman heard. She opened her eyes.
Chapter 10 of £19,000 is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “The woman closed her eyes again.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"It was the shock of seeing her dead husband."”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “"It was the shock of seeing her dead husband."”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “"It was the shock of seeing her dead husband."”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “The doctor spoke this in a whisper, but the woman heard.”
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In this reading “HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."”
In this reading “The doctor spoke this in a whisper, but the woman heard.”
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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 HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
anew
From this reading The woman closed her eyes again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The doctor spoke this in a whisper, but the woman heard.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The woman closed her eyes again.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "It was the shock of seeing her dead husband."
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
opinion or judgment
From this reading The woman closed her eyes again.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The doctor spoke this in a whisper, but the woman heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman closed her eyes again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "It was the shock of seeing her dead husband."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was the shock of seeing her dead husband."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was the shock of seeing her dead husband."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She opened her eyes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "It was the shock of seeing her dead husband."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened her eyes.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading "It was the shock of seeing her dead husband."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The doctor spoke this in a whisper, but the woman heard.
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
in or at that place or location
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The doctor spoke this in a whisper, but the woman heard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was the shock of seeing her dead husband."
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The doctor spoke this in a whisper, but the woman heard.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman closed her eyes again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOW THE DEVIL TEMPTED HIM "There, there," said the doctor; "you will be all right in a few minutes."
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