Chapter 36 of My Lady of Doubt is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of My Lady of Doubt is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long. The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes. "More water, Mike," said a voice close at hand. "Yes, that will do. Where is Farrell?
Chapter 36 of My Lady of Doubt is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
From this reading “Where is Farrell?”
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
From this reading “The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “"More water, Mike," said a voice close at hand.”
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading “The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.”
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading “The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.”
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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 "More water, Mike," said a voice close at hand.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
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 The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "More water, Mike," said a voice close at hand.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "More water, Mike," said a voice close at hand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, that will do.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
From this reading Where is Farrell?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "More water, Mike," said a voice close at hand.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is Farrell?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading "More water, Mike," said a voice close at hand.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More water, Mike," said a voice close at hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "More water, Mike," said a voice close at hand.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "More water, Mike," said a voice close at hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The first touch of water served to revive me, and I became aware that an arm supported my head, although everything was indistinct before my eyes.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is Farrell?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, that will do.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, that will do.
but in spite of that
From this reading SEARCHING FOR CLAIRE I was unconscious, yet not for long.
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