Chapter 38 of Satan Sanderson is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Satan Sanderson is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain. What could she have suspected? Not the truth! And only that could betray him. Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
Chapter 38 of Satan Sanderson is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reveal unintentionally
From this reading “And only that could betray him.”
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.”
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading “BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.”
believed likely
From this reading “What could she have suspected?”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.”
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In this reading “BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.”
In this reading “BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.”
In this reading “BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.”
In this reading “BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.”
In this reading “Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.”
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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 BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
later than; following
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
anew
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And only that could betray him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
reveal unintentionally
From this reading And only that could betray him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could she have suspected?
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What could she have suspected?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And only that could betray him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the truth!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
and nothing more
From this reading And only that could betray him.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
in the near future
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What could she have suspected?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
believed likely
From this reading What could she have suspected?
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And only that could betray him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Not the truth!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could she have suspected?
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES Hugh's haggard face peered after them through a rift in a window curtain.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Presently the bishop would return, the train would start again, and this spot of terror would be behind him.
Chapter 38 of Satan Sanderson by Hallie Erminie Rives holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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