Chapter 37 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.” “You must remember this, sir. I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time. I knew the situation. And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
Chapter 37 of The Breaking Point is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ““I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.””
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading “I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time.”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading ““I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.””
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading ““I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.””
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““You must remember this, sir.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “I knew the situation.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.”
propel through the air
From this reading “And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.”
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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 I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time.
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From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
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 “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time.
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From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must remember this, sir.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You must remember this, sir.
term of address for a man
From this reading “You must remember this, sir.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading I knew the situation.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You must remember this, sir.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
propel through the air
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I thought that he had gone away that night to throw suspicion from her to himself.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had been with Mr. Clark for a long time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't bring those facts out at the inquest.”
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