Chapter 3 of The Bigamist is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Bigamist is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears. "Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat. "I've been thinking about it--like that all day." "And you can't face it!" he said. He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.
Chapter 3 of The Bigamist is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading “Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “"Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.”
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 “Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.”
In this reading “"I've been thinking about it--like that all day."”
In this reading “Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.”
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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 Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I've been thinking about it--like that all day."
(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 "I've been thinking about it--like that all day."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been thinking about it--like that all day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you can't face it!" he said.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I've been thinking about it--like that all day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "And you can't face it!" he said.
with resolute determination
From this reading He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And you can't face it!" he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been thinking about it--like that all day."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I've been thinking about it--like that all day."
set down according to a plan
From this reading He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I've been thinking about it--like that all day."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
become covered with mist
From this reading Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.
with speed
From this reading "Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And you can't face it!" he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I've been thinking about it--like that all day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I've been thinking about it--like that all day."
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading "Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't!" she muttered, and put a hand quickly to her throat.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.
in or at the place that
From this reading He laid a hand firmly upon hers where it rested upon the back of the chair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her troubled eyes met his, clouded with a mist of tears.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you can't face it!" he said.
Chapter 3 of The Bigamist by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 424 sentences of The Bigamist, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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