Chapter 31 of Saved from herself is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Saved from herself is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTO THE LION’S MOUTH. In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack. Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her. “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon? That man in the house was only a servant, who didn’t care what you knew.”
Chapter 31 of Saved from herself is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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for the most part
From this reading “Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.”
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
be obedient to
From this reading “Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading ““Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.”
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 ““Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?”
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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 That man in the house was only a servant, who didn’t care what you knew.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
(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 “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
a person who polishes shoes and boots
From this reading In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading That man in the house was only a servant, who didn’t care what you knew.”
for the most part
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading That man in the house was only a servant, who didn’t care what you knew.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE LION’S MOUTH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading INTO THE LION’S MOUTH.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That man in the house was only a servant, who didn’t care what you knew.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading INTO THE LION’S MOUTH.
be obedient to
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.
and nothing more
From this reading That man in the house was only a servant, who didn’t care what you knew.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading That man in the house was only a servant, who didn’t care what you knew.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
successive (without a break)
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.
express in words
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE LION’S MOUTH.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading In the sickness of her suspense Ismay turned to the bootblack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That man in the house was only a servant, who didn’t care what you knew.”
which person or people
From this reading That man in the house was only a servant, who didn’t care what you knew.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her mouth was so stiff and dry that she questioned him chiefly to see if her tongue would obey her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why didn’t you go straight to the police and tell them all you knew this afternoon?
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