Chapter 31 of New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SECOND MARRIAGE. Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me. A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow. Walter left Niagara without seeing me. How did he regard me?
Chapter 31 of New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being joined in close association
From this reading “Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me.”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “A SECOND MARRIAGE.”
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading “Walter left Niagara without seeing me.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “How did he regard me?”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Walter left Niagara without seeing me.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Walter left Niagara without seeing me.”
In this reading “A SECOND MARRIAGE.”
look on as or consider
In this reading “A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SECOND MARRIAGE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
being joined in close association
From this reading Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did he regard me?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How did he regard me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did he regard me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Walter left Niagara without seeing me.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading A SECOND MARRIAGE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me.
a woman murderer
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading Walter left Niagara without seeing me.
not any; not one
From this reading Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading How did he regard me?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A SECOND MARRIAGE.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Walter left Niagara without seeing me.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morning came, and no suspicion attached to me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walter left Niagara without seeing me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading A murderess--if not in deed, in thought, certainly--I was looked upon as the inconsolable widow.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Walter left Niagara without seeing me.
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