Chapter 14 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically. “By God . Her face had become the face of a fiend.
Chapter 14 of Meet the Tiger is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Her face had become the face of a fiend.”
(of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
From this reading “Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.”
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “Her face had become the face of a fiend.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ““By God .”
in a hysterical manner
From this reading “Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.”
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading “Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.”
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.
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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 Her face had become the face of a fiend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Her face had become the face of a fiend.
(of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By God .
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face had become the face of a fiend.
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading Her face had become the face of a fiend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “By God .
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her face had become the face of a fiend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face had become the face of a fiend.
in a hysterical manner
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face had become the face of a fiend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Patricia “He branded me—the Tiger——” Agatha Girton’s voice was pitched hysterically.
Chapter 14 of Meet the Tiger by Leslie Charteris holds 370 sentences, grouped into 74 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 14 holds 370 sentences of Meet the Tiger, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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