Chapter 13 of A Life Sentence: A Novel is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Life Sentence: A Novel is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face. "It is all over, and may God have mercy upon her soul!" He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side. She turned to him with sorrowful appeal. "Is she dead?
Chapter 13 of A Life Sentence: A Novel is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “She turned to him with sorrowful appeal.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.”
in a hysterical manner
From this reading “He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “"It is all over, and may God have mercy upon her soul!"”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.”
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading “She turned to him with sorrowful appeal.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “"It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.”
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In this reading “"It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.”
In this reading “He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.”
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(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 "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is all over, and may God have mercy upon her soul!"
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading She turned to him with sorrowful appeal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "It is all over, and may God have mercy upon her soul!"
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is all over, and may God have mercy upon her soul!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is all over, and may God have mercy upon her soul!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turned to him with sorrowful appeal.
crowded or massed together
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
in a hysterical manner
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "It is all over, and may God have mercy upon her soul!"
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading "It is all over, and may God have mercy upon her soul!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading She turned to him with sorrowful appeal.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "It is all over, and may God have mercy upon her soul!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned to him with sorrowful appeal.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "It is all over, and may God have mercy upon her soul!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
which person or people
From this reading He left Sabina, who was sobbing hysterically as she sat huddled up in the chair on which he had placed her, and came to Enid's side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She turned to him with sorrowful appeal.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "It is all over," said Maurice Evandale, looking gravely at the dead woman's face.
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