Chapter 22 of The Forfeit is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Forfeit is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda. The eyes were dull and lifeless. It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip. "Tchah!" The echo of that fierce expletive remained.
Chapter 22 of The Forfeit is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 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.
to say again or imitate
From this reading “The echo of that fierce expletive remained.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “The echo of that fierce expletive remained.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “The echo of that fierce expletive remained.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.”
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading “The eyes were dull and lifeless.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.”
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading “It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.”
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading “THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The eyes were dull and lifeless.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The eyes were dull and lifeless.
to say again or imitate
From this reading The echo of that fierce expletive remained.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading The echo of that fierce expletive remained.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The eyes were dull and lifeless.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The echo of that fierce expletive remained.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
the act of grasping
From this reading It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading The eyes were dull and lifeless.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The echo of that fierce expletive remained.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tchah!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The echo of that fierce expletive remained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The eyes were dull and lifeless.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It was as though paralysis held the woman in its grip.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN The figure was silent, motionless upon the veranda.
Chapter 22 of The Forfeit by Ridgwell Cullum holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 22 holds 221 sentences of The Forfeit, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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