Chapter 18 of Mary Barton is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Mary Barton is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MURDER. "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death." SIEGE OF CORINTH. "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance." DUKE OF GUISE.
Chapter 18 of Mary Barton is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
From this reading “SIEGE OF CORINTH.”
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading “DUKE OF GUISE.”
publicly announced
From this reading “"But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “"But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."”
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading “SIEGE OF CORINTH.”
weep convulsively
From this reading “"But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."”
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading “"But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."”
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading “"My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
a quantity of no importance
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
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 "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
From this reading SIEGE OF CORINTH.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading DUKE OF GUISE.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading DUKE OF GUISE.
publicly announced
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading MURDER.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
not any; not one
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIEGE OF CORINTH.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading SIEGE OF CORINTH.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
weep convulsively
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
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