Chapter 31 of The Baronet's Bride is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Baronet's Bride is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOUND GUILTY. There was the silence of death. Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner. With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb. The silence was broken by the lawyer.
Chapter 31 of The Baronet's Bride is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.”
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading “Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.”
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading “With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.”
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “FOUND GUILTY.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “The silence was broken by the lawyer.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.
used as intensifiers
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The silence was broken by the lawyer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The silence was broken by the lawyer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading There was the silence of death.
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.
opinion or judgment
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.
set up or found
From this reading FOUND GUILTY.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading FOUND GUILTY.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading The silence was broken by the lawyer.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was the silence of death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was the silence of death.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was the silence of death.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Men looked blankly in each other's faces, then at the prisoner.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the silence of death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the silence of death.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading With an awfully corpse-like face, and wild, dilated eyes, he sat staring at the witness--struck dumb.
Chapter 31 of The Baronet's Bride by May Agnes Fleming holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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