Chapter 14 of Dangerous Ground is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Dangerous Ground is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETRAYED BY A PICTURE. Little Daisy Warburton was missing. The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force. It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock. At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
Chapter 14 of Dangerous Ground is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.”
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “BETRAYED BY A PICTURE.”
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “Little Daisy Warburton was missing.”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.”
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.”
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading “At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.”
not able to be found
From this reading “Little Daisy Warburton was missing.”
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 “It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading “At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.”
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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 BETRAYED BY A PICTURE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
a formal public statement
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading BETRAYED BY A PICTURE.
exhale hard
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BETRAYED BY A PICTURE.
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading Little Daisy Warburton was missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Daisy Warburton was missing.
not able to be found
From this reading Little Daisy Warburton was missing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading BETRAYED BY A PICTURE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
not in physical motion
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Daisy Warburton was missing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little Daisy Warburton was missing.
at the time that
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
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