Chapter 10 of Dr. Mabuse, master of mystery is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dr. Mabuse, master of mystery is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What new law is that?” asked the man. “The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.” “What sort of death?” “Probably hanging!” “And if I am convicted before that is passed?”
Chapter 10 of Dr. Mabuse, master of mystery is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading ““And if I am convicted before that is passed?””
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading ““The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.””
(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
From this reading ““The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.””
-ing form of “endanger” — pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading ““The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.””
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading ““The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.””
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading ““Probably hanging!””
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading ““What new law is that?” asked the man.”
liable to or deserving punishment
From this reading ““The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.””
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.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “And if I am convicted before that is passed?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And if I am convicted before that is passed?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What new law is that?” asked the man.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And if I am convicted before that is passed?”
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading “And if I am convicted before that is passed?”
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.”
(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
From this reading “The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.”
-ing form of “endanger” — pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “Probably hanging!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And if I am convicted before that is passed?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And if I am convicted before that is passed?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What new law is that?” asked the man.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “What new law is that?” asked the man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “What new law is that?” asked the man.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “What new law is that?” asked the man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “And if I am convicted before that is passed?”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “Probably hanging!”
liable to or deserving punishment
From this reading “The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “What sort of death?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What new law is that?” asked the man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What new law is that?” asked the man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What new law is that?” asked the man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The crime of endangering the food distribution is punishable with death.”
Chapter 10 of Dr. Mabuse, master of mystery by Norbert Jacques holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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