Chapter 6 of In White Raiment is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of In White Raiment is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes; the police surgeon, Doctor Douglas. He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours." "Is there no suspicion of the assassin?" I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain. "None whatever," he answered.
Chapter 6 of In White Raiment is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 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.
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading “"Is there no suspicion of the assassin?"”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “"Yes; the police surgeon, Doctor Douglas.”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “"Yes; the police surgeon, Doctor Douglas.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “"Yes; the police surgeon, Doctor Douglas.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “"Is there no suspicion of the assassin?"”
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 “He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."”
In this reading “I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "None whatever," he answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading "Is there no suspicion of the assassin?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
having gaps or spaces
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
made known or openly avowed
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Yes; the police surgeon, Doctor Douglas.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading "Yes; the police surgeon, Doctor Douglas.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there no suspicion of the assassin?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
killed unlawfully
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
not any; not one
From this reading "Is there no suspicion of the assassin?"
not one, and not any
From this reading "None whatever," he answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is there no suspicion of the assassin?"
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "Yes; the police surgeon, Doctor Douglas.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading "Yes; the police surgeon, Doctor Douglas.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading "Is there no suspicion of the assassin?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He declared that the poor Colonel had been murdered, and had been dead several hours."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes; the police surgeon, Doctor Douglas.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there no suspicion of the assassin?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "None whatever," he answered.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I inquired, as the thought of the man whom I had watched in the Park dashed through my brain.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; the police surgeon, Doctor Douglas.
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