Chapter 9 of Lord Peter views the body is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Lord Peter views the body is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly. "I'm sorry," said Wimsey. "I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know. Over-stimulation of the thyroid probably. Don't mind me.
Chapter 9 of Lord Peter views the body is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.”
abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
From this reading “"I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “"I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “Over-stimulation of the thyroid probably.”
with reluctance
From this reading “Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I'm sorry," said Wimsey.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “"I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.”
located near the base of the neck
From this reading “Over-stimulation of the thyroid probably.”
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 “"I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.”
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any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't mind me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
From this reading "I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sorry," said Wimsey.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading "I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't mind me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Don't mind me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over-stimulation of the thyroid probably.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Over-stimulation of the thyroid probably.
with reluctance
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm sorry," said Wimsey.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm sorry," said Wimsey.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.
located near the base of the neck
From this reading Over-stimulation of the thyroid probably.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
which person or people
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wimsey held out his hand to Burdock, who took it reluctantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suffer from hypertrophy of the imagination, y'know.
Chapter 9 of Lord Peter views the body by Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) Sayers holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Lord Peter views the body, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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