Chapter 9 of Her Dark Inheritance is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Her Dark Inheritance is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUST IN TIME. Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart. Was he mad? In Heaven's name, what did he mean? Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?
Chapter 9 of Her Dark Inheritance is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading “Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?”
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “In Heaven's name, what did he mean?”
an insane person
From this reading “Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?”
declaiming wildly
From this reading “Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?”
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading “Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.”
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In this reading “Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.”
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
In this reading “Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?”
a man who is very old
In this reading “Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.”
In this reading “Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.”
In this reading “Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?”
In this reading “In Heaven's name, what did he mean?”
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 Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In Heaven's name, what did he mean?
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he mad?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading In Heaven's name, what did he mean?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
and nothing more
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
roused to anger
From this reading Was he mad?
an insane person
From this reading Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading In Heaven's name, what did he mean?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In Heaven's name, what did he mean?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
above and across; more than
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
declaiming wildly
From this reading Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Was she shut up alone in this dreary old house with a raving madman?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was he mad?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In Heaven's name, what did he mean?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beatrix stood staring blankly into the old man's excited face, with a strange feeling of sickening terror creeping over her heart.
Chapter 9 of Her Dark Inheritance by E. Burke, Mrs. Collins holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 9 holds 97 sentences of Her Dark Inheritance, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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