Chapter 9 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?" "I must--if nothing happens to-night." "And then?" I spoke involuntarily. I was thinking not of him, but of myself.
Chapter 9 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading “"Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"I must--if nothing happens to-night."”
against your will
From this reading “I spoke involuntarily.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “"Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I was thinking not of him, but of myself.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"I must--if nothing happens to-night."”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “I spoke involuntarily.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I was thinking not of him, but of myself.”
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.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
In this reading “"Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"”
In this reading “"Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And then?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was thinking not of him, but of myself.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading "Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "I must--if nothing happens to-night."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was thinking not of him, but of myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must--if nothing happens to-night."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I must--if nothing happens to-night."
against your will
From this reading I spoke involuntarily.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading "Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must--if nothing happens to-night."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was thinking not of him, but of myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was thinking not of him, but of myself.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I must--if nothing happens to-night."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I spoke involuntarily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And then?"
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I was thinking not of him, but of myself.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must--if nothing happens to-night."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was thinking not of him, but of myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you go through the ceremony of marriage?"
Chapter 9 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories by Anna Katharine Green holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 407 sentences of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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