Chapter 10 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS. "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured. 'I am not. I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back. If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
Chapter 10 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “"'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.”
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading “I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.”
be seated
From this reading “If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.
the act of departing
From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I am not.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
past form of “sicken” — cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
be seated
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
in or at the place that
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
Chapter 10 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel by Anna Katharine Green holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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 10 holds 55 sentences of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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