Chapter 6 of Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 2 is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 2 is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oh! torture me no more, I will confess. HENRY THE SIXTH. You have betrayed her to her own reproof. COMEDY OF ERRORS. “And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.
Chapter 6 of Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 2 is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “You have betrayed her to her own reproof.”
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “COMEDY OF ERRORS.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “Oh! torture me no more, I will confess.”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “COMEDY OF ERRORS.”
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
From this reading ““And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading ““And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.”
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading “HENRY THE SIXTH.”
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading “Oh! torture me no more, I will confess.”
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.
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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 “And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading You have betrayed her to her own reproof.
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading COMEDY OF ERRORS.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading Oh! torture me no more, I will confess.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading COMEDY OF ERRORS.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have betrayed her to her own reproof.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY THE SIXTH.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You have betrayed her to her own reproof.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! torture me no more, I will confess.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
From this reading “And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh! torture me no more, I will confess.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Oh! torture me no more, I will confess.
not any; not one
From this reading Oh! torture me no more, I will confess.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMEDY OF ERRORS.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! torture me no more, I will confess.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You have betrayed her to her own reproof.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.
an act or expression of criticism and censure
From this reading You have betrayed her to her own reproof.
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading HENRY THE SIXTH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HENRY THE SIXTH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have betrayed her to her own reproof.
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading Oh! torture me no more, I will confess.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And it was true,--I was a prisoner in the Inquisition.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Oh! torture me no more, I will confess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have betrayed her to her own reproof.
Chapter 6 of Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 2 by Charles Robert Maturin holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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 6 holds 293 sentences of Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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