Chapter 3 of Formula for murder is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Formula for murder is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle. Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived. "Morning," Wolf greeted him. "Got something for me?" "I have a strangeness," Whitehead said.
Chapter 3 of Formula for murder is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “"Morning," Wolf greeted him.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.”
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading “In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.”
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading “Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.”
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading “"I have a strangeness," Whitehead said.”
English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)
From this reading “Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.”
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.
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In this reading “Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.”
In this reading “In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.”
In this reading “In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Got something for me?"
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
the act of departing
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Got something for me?"
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading "Morning," Wolf greeted him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a strangeness," Whitehead said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a strangeness," Whitehead said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Got something for me?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have a strangeness," Whitehead said.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Got something for me?"
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading "I have a strangeness," Whitehead said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
at the time that
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)
From this reading Whitehead, the laboratory chief, was prowling about his office when he arrived.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading In the morning, the act of going to the hospital produced within him a sensation as of marching to the front line of battle.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading "Morning," Wolf greeted him.
Chapter 3 of Formula for murder by Milton A. Rothman holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 3 holds 208 sentences of Formula for murder, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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