Chapter 11 of A Dead Reckoning is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Dead Reckoning is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news. Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you." And that is?"----said Gerald again. "For me to personate you." "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
Chapter 11 of A Dead Reckoning is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading “No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “"O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “"O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
utter impulsively
In this reading “No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.”
In this reading “Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."”
temporarily
In this reading “No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.”
In this reading “"O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.”
In this reading “Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
later than; following
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
anew
From this reading And that is?"----said Gerald again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that is?"----said Gerald again.
past form of “blurt” — utter impulsively
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that is?"----said Gerald again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For me to personate you."
a particular point in time
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
information about recent and important events
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
not any; not one
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
From this reading "For me to personate you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
not in physical motion
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "O monsieur!" cried Clara, a flash of hope leaping suddenly into her eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that is?"----said Gerald again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading No one spoke for a moment or two after Margery had blurted out her news.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then for the second time Karovsky said: "There is still one way of escape open to you."
Chapter 11 of A Dead Reckoning by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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