Chapter 13 of Tales of terror is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Tales of terror is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’ ‘I speak as I think. I think as I know.’ ‘But how do you know?’ ‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.
Chapter 13 of Tales of terror is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’”
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
From this reading “‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.”
express in speech
From this reading “‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “‘I speak as I think.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.”
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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 ‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘I speak as I think.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But how do you know?’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
From this reading ‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘But how do you know?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I speak as I think.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I think as I know.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.
express in speech
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading ‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ‘I speak as I think.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘Well, you are stupid,’ she exclaimed, with a show of exasperation.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Then why do you speak with such an air of self-conviction?’
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