Chapter 3 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FEARFUL DISCOVERY. APRIL 3, 1791. It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime. When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop? Was it because of some noise I heard?
Chapter 3 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “APRIL 3, 1791.”
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “A FEARFUL DISCOVERY.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “A FEARFUL DISCOVERY.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop?”
existing or coming before
From this reading “It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.”
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From this reading APRIL 3, 1791.
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From this reading APRIL 3, 1791.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FEARFUL DISCOVERY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading APRIL 3, 1791.
for the reason that
From this reading Was it because of some noise I heard?
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop?
the act of discovering something
From this reading A FEARFUL DISCOVERY.
let fall to the ground
From this reading When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop?
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop?
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading A FEARFUL DISCOVERY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Was it because of some noise I heard?
the aggregate of past events
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop?
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Was it because of some noise I heard?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop?
existing or coming before
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Was it because of some noise I heard?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it because of some noise I heard?
at the time that
From this reading When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading When the pen dropped from my hand--why did it drop?
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
a late time of life
From this reading It is sixteen years since I wrote the preceding chapters of this history of mystery and crime.
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