Chapter 17 of The dangerous inheritance is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The dangerous inheritance is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Now what?” demanded Dmitri cheerily. “You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend. Have some wine.” Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand. “I thought it was the police,” he said unsteadily.
Chapter 17 of The dangerous inheritance is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading “Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading ““You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.”
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading “Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading ““I thought it was the police,” he said unsteadily.”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading ““You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.”
sweep across or over
From this reading “Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “Have some wine.””
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.”
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 “Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.”
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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 “You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Now what?” demanded Dmitri cheerily.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Now what?” demanded Dmitri cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now what?” demanded Dmitri cheerily.
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have some wine.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought it was the police,” he said unsteadily.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought it was the police,” he said unsteadily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now what?” demanded Dmitri cheerily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “I thought it was the police,” he said unsteadily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I thought it was the police,” he said unsteadily.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Have some wine.”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading “You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
sweep across or over
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought it was the police,” he said unsteadily.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
in an unsteady manner
From this reading “I thought it was the police,” he said unsteadily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I thought it was the police,” he said unsteadily.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now what?” demanded Dmitri cheerily.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Have some wine.”
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Steccho took the full glass gratefully, drained it, his head thrown far back, and wiped his lips with a sweep of his hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You look as stark as a dead fish, my friend.
Chapter 17 of The dangerous inheritance by Izola L. (Izola Louise) Forrester holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 17 holds 246 sentences of The dangerous inheritance, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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