Chapter 10 of Miss or Mrs.? is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Miss or Mrs.? is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Rob him when you have dropped him. Take his money and his jewelry. I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive. Make sure before you leave him that he is dead. Then go to the malt-house.
Chapter 10 of Miss or Mrs.? is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading “I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Make sure before you leave him that he is dead.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “"Rob him when you have dropped him.”
an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
From this reading “Take his money and his jewelry.”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.”
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading “I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"Rob him when you have dropped him.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take his money and his jewelry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Make sure before you leave him that he is dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Make sure before you leave him that he is dead.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading "Rob him when you have dropped him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then go to the malt-house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Rob him when you have dropped him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Make sure before you leave him that he is dead.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Rob him when you have dropped him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Take his money and his jewelry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Make sure before you leave him that he is dead.
an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
From this reading Take his money and his jewelry.
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
go away from a place
From this reading Make sure before you leave him that he is dead.
engage in
From this reading Make sure before you leave him that he is dead.
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From this reading Then go to the malt-house.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Take his money and his jewelry.
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "Rob him when you have dropped him.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Make sure before you leave him that he is dead.
carry out
From this reading Take his money and his jewelry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Make sure before you leave him that he is dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then go to the malt-house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
at the time that
From this reading "Rob him when you have dropped him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rob him when you have dropped him.
Chapter 10 of Miss or Mrs.? by Wilkie Collins holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 10 holds 223 sentences of Miss or Mrs.?, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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