Chapter 5 of The Desert Moon mystery is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Desert Moon mystery is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Three Rings Revenge. Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet. No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it. I got all mixed up about it. Did people revenge other people, or have revenge on them, or—what?
Chapter 5 of The Desert Moon mystery is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.”
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading “No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.”
fall in drops
From this reading “No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.”
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading “No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.”
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
From this reading “Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.”
-ing form of “leak” — tell anonymously
From this reading “Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.”
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading “Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading “Three Rings Revenge.”
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 “Did people revenge other people, or have revenge on them, or—what?”
In this reading “Three Rings Revenge.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I got all mixed up about it.
(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 Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did people revenge other people, or have revenge on them, or—what?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
fall in drops
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got all mixed up about it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did people revenge other people, or have revenge on them, or—what?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
-ing form of “leak” — tell anonymously
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading I got all mixed up about it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
not any; not one
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Did people revenge other people, or have revenge on them, or—what?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Did people revenge other people, or have revenge on them, or—what?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Did people revenge other people, or have revenge on them, or—what?
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading Three Rings Revenge.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading Three Rings Revenge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Did people revenge other people, or have revenge on them, or—what?
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three Rings Revenge.
up to a particular time
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I got all mixed up about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No matter what I was doing, or thinking, that word, revenge, kept drip, drip, dripping, until my mind was fairly drenched with it.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Out of all that crazy conversation the one word kept pestering me like a leaking faucet.
Chapter 5 of The Desert Moon mystery by Kay Cleaver Strahan holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 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 5 holds 270 sentences of The Desert Moon mystery, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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