Chapter 4 of Murder in Any Degree is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Murder in Any Degree is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I adored her. It was wonderful. Nothing like it. I adored her from the moment I met her. It was that--adoration--one woman in the world--one woman--I adored her!"
Chapter 4 of Murder in Any Degree is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading “It was that--adoration--one woman in the world--one woman--I adored her!"”
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading “"I adored her.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I adored her from the moment I met her.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “I adored her from the moment I met her.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing like it.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “It was that--adoration--one woman in the world--one woman--I adored her!"”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “It was wonderful.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “It was that--adoration--one woman in the world--one woman--I adored her!"”
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.
a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading It was that--adoration--one woman in the world--one woman--I adored her!"
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading "I adored her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I adored her from the moment I met her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I adored her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I adored her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was that--adoration--one woman in the world--one woman--I adored her!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wonderful.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nothing like it.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I adored her from the moment I met her.
a particular point in time
From this reading I adored her from the moment I met her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing like it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was that--adoration--one woman in the world--one woman--I adored her!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was that--adoration--one woman in the world--one woman--I adored her!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I adored her from the moment I met her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wonderful.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It was that--adoration--one woman in the world--one woman--I adored her!"
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was wonderful.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was that--adoration--one woman in the world--one woman--I adored her!"
Chapter 4 of Murder in Any Degree by Owen Johnson holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 4 holds 446 sentences of Murder in Any Degree, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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