Chapter 6 of Murder at Bridge is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Murder at Bridge is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face. "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?" "It was Nita herself who told me," Dundee answered softly. "Just a few minutes ago." "Holy Mother!" the maid gasped, and crossed herself dazedly.
Chapter 6 of Murder at Bridge is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “"I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"”
possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"”
shining intensely
From this reading “"I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"”
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
From this reading “The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.”
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading “The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.”
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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 "Just a few minutes ago."
in the past
From this reading "Just a few minutes ago."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Holy Mother!" the maid gasped, and crossed herself dazedly.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It was Nita herself who told me," Dundee answered softly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
placed crosswise
From this reading "Holy Mother!" the maid gasped, and crossed herself dazedly.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
in a daze; in a dazed manner
From this reading "Holy Mother!" the maid gasped, and crossed herself dazedly.
possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was Nita herself who told me," Dundee answered softly.
the organ of sight
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Just a few minutes ago."
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
shining intensely
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It was Nita herself who told me," Dundee answered softly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading "Holy Mother!" the maid gasped, and crossed herself dazedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was Nita herself who told me," Dundee answered softly.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just a few minutes ago."
a female domestic
From this reading "Holy Mother!" the maid gasped, and crossed herself dazedly.
engage in
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Just a few minutes ago."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Holy Mother!" the maid gasped, and crossed herself dazedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
not any; not one
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
express in words
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
with low volume
From this reading "It was Nita herself who told me," Dundee answered softly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "It was Nita herself who told me," Dundee answered softly.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was Nita herself who told me," Dundee answered softly.
which person or people
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The detective's sinister implication seemed to make no impression at all upon the woman with the scarred face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I asked you--" she gasped, her single eye glaring at him, "who dared say Nita burned me?"
Chapter 6 of Murder at Bridge by Anne Austin holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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