Chapter 9 of Murder in Any Degree is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Murder in Any Degree is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Will you catch hold of my arm?' I asked her. "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue. 'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly. "'I have,' I said, 'and I want you to know the truth.
Chapter 9 of Murder in Any Degree is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “"'Will you catch hold of my arm?'”
a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
From this reading “'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"'Will you catch hold of my arm?'”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"'Will you catch hold of my arm?'”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “"She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “"She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “"'I have,' I said, 'and I want you to know the truth.”
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From this reading 'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly.
(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 "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "'Will you catch hold of my arm?'
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked her.
a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
From this reading 'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "'Will you catch hold of my arm?'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'I have,' I said, 'and I want you to know the truth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I asked her.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "'Will you catch hold of my arm?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
and nothing more
From this reading 'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "'I have,' I said, 'and I want you to know the truth.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Will you catch hold of my arm?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Will you catch hold of my arm?'
in a pretty manner
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading 'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "'I have,' I said, 'and I want you to know the truth.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "'I have,' I said, 'and I want you to know the truth.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "'Will you catch hold of my arm?'
the words that are spoken
From this reading "She looked first in my face, and then she slipped in her hand so prettily that it sent all the words from my tongue.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Will you catch hold of my arm?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You've just come to Bridgeport, ain't you?' she said timidly.
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