Chapter XXXVIII of The dark eyes of London, “The Passing of David,” is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVIII
Chapter XXXVIII of The dark eyes of London, “The Passing of David,” is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first. “By that time Mr. Holt will be dead!” She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came. She had killed Larry! Her hand had pulled the lever which drowned him!
Chapter XXXVIII of The dark eyes of London, “The Passing of David,” is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading “Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.”
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “Her hand had pulled the lever which drowned him!”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “She had killed Larry!”
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading “Her hand had pulled the lever which drowned him!”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Her hand had pulled the lever which drowned him!”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.”
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 “Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “By that time Mr. Holt will be dead!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By that time Mr. Holt will be dead!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “By that time Mr. Holt will be dead!”
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Her hand had pulled the lever which drowned him!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Her hand had pulled the lever which drowned him!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her hand had pulled the lever which drowned him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By that time Mr. Holt will be dead!”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading She had killed Larry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had killed Larry!
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading Her hand had pulled the lever which drowned him!
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “By that time Mr. Holt will be dead!”
not any; not one
From this reading She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Her hand had pulled the lever which drowned him!
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “By that time Mr. Holt will be dead!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “By that time Mr. Holt will be dead!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her hand had pulled the lever which drowned him!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “By that time Mr. Holt will be dead!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Diana had heard the dread words without understanding them at first.
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