Chapter 23 of Amusement Only is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Amusement Only is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DESPOILED. "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot." "It would seem like it, wouldn't it." As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation. As if I had been "got at," "had."
Chapter 23 of Amusement Only is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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intentionally conceived
From this reading “As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.”
action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
From this reading “As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “As if I had been "got at," "had."”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.”
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.
In this reading “As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.”
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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 As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As if I had been "got at," "had."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As if I had been "got at," "had."
intentionally conceived
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
From this reading DESPOILED.
divisible by two
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As if I had been "got at," "had."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As if I had been "got at," "had."
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It would seem like it, wouldn't it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I sauntered back to the hotel I was conscious of a slight feeling of exacerbation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would seem like it, wouldn't it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It would seem, Greenall, as if you couldn't even shoot."
Chapter 23 of Amusement Only by Richard Marsh holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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 23 holds 72 sentences of Amusement Only, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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