Chapter 10 of A bitter reckoning is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A bitter reckoning is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NO HOPE. Alive! Could it be possible? The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise. “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
Chapter 10 of A bitter reckoning is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading ““Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading ““Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.”
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading ““Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.”
communicated in words
From this reading “The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.”
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading ““Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.”
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.
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In this reading ““Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.”
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possessing life
From this reading Alive!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be possible?
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be possible?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading NO HOPE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be possible?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.
not any; not one
From this reading NO HOPE.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Could it be possible?
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.
communicated in words
From this reading The negro uttered an exclamation, half terror, half surprise.
having a fluffy character or appearance
From this reading “Lawd ha’ marcy!” he ejaculated, scratching his woolly head in blank perplexity.
Chapter 10 of A bitter reckoning by E. Burke, Mrs. Collins holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 10 holds 215 sentences of A bitter reckoning, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of A bitter reckoning by E. Burke, Mrs. Collins exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 215 sentences, grouped into 43 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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