Chapter 13 of The Chief Legatee is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Chief Legatee is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock. Three o'clock. Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office. "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other. "It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.
Chapter 13 of The Chief Legatee is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.”
superlative of “fierce” — marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “"That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “"It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.”
moving very fast
From this reading “"It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.
any thing at all
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.
plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.
an old word for “before”
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.
superlative of “fierce” — marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
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From this reading "It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.
the force of workers available
From this reading Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
according to the clock
From this reading WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.
on one occasion
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.
moving very fast
From this reading "It's swift as fate and in certain places deep as hell.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three o'clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "That 'ere mill stream never gives up anything it has once caught," muttered one into the ear of the other.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two men were talking below their breaths in the otherwise empty office.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE THE MILL STREAM RUNS FIERCEST Two o'clock.
Chapter 13 of The Chief Legatee by Anna Katharine Green holds 121 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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