Chapter 4 of Lord Peter views the body is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Lord Peter views the body is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH. Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck. Mary executed a joy-dance. "I'll tell the world," she proclaimed. "Come and tell mother!" cried Miss Marryat.
Chapter 4 of Lord Peter views the body is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put to death as punishment
From this reading “Mary executed a joy-dance.”
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading “POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.”
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.”
extremely
From this reading “POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “"I'll tell the world," she proclaimed.”
a profession of belief
From this reading “POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.”
a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
From this reading “Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.”
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In this reading “Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.”
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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 Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come and tell mother!" cried Miss Marryat.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Come and tell mother!" cried Miss Marryat.
put to death as punishment
From this reading Mary executed a joy-dance.
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
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From this reading "I'll tell the world," she proclaimed.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
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From this reading Mary executed a joy-dance.
immediately past
From this reading POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
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From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary executed a joy-dance.
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From this reading POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Come and tell mother!" cried Miss Marryat.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
extremely
From this reading POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "I'll tell the world," she proclaimed.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll tell the world," she proclaimed.
express in words
From this reading "I'll tell the world," she proclaimed.
a profession of belief
From this reading POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading POSITIVELY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELEAGER FINCH.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "I'll tell the world," she proclaimed.
a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
From this reading Miss Marryat gave a yodel of joy and flung her arms round Lord Peter's neck.
Chapter 4 of Lord Peter views the body by Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) Sayers holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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