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Chapter 13 of A Terrible Secret: A Novel is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"UNDER THE GASLIGHT." Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face. Both bow. Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet. With, a baronet!
Chapter 13 of A Terrible Secret: A Novel is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having fair knowledge of
From this reading “Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.”
without light
From this reading “Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.”
light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
From this reading “"UNDER THE GASLIGHT."”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.”
something you have to do
From this reading “Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.”
anything indispensable
From this reading “Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.”
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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 Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both bow.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Both bow.
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From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
without light
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
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From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
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From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
From this reading "UNDER THE GASLIGHT."
retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
something you have to do
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
(music) low loudness
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
anything indispensable
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
term of address for a man
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "UNDER THE GASLIGHT."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "UNDER THE GASLIGHT."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
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