Chapter 3 of Murder at Large is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Murder at Large is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Am I?” Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage. “You are go-go-_going_ to tell.” She stuttered feverishly. “You are going to tell on all of us.
Chapter 3 of Murder at Large is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading “Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.”
in a feverish manner
From this reading “She stuttered feverishly.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.”
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading “Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.”
not being under control; out of control
From this reading “Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.”
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In this reading “Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.”
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(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 “You are going to tell on all of us.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are go-go-_going_ to tell.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
in a feverish manner
From this reading She stuttered feverishly.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are go-go-_going_ to tell.”
the act of departing
From this reading “You are go-go-_going_ to tell.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You are going to tell on all of us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You are going to tell on all of us.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stuttered feverishly.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stuttered feverishly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
express in words
From this reading “You are go-go-_going_ to tell.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
a shaky motion
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
not being under control; out of control
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are going to tell on all of us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly, Romany sprang away from him and stood trembling from head to foot, and chattering with uncontrolled and unexpected rage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are go-go-_going_ to tell.”
Chapter 3 of Murder at Large by Lesley Frost holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 405 sentences of Murder at Large, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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