Chapter XVI of The goddess: a demon, “My Persuasive Manner,” is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVI
Chapter XVI of The goddess: a demon, “My Persuasive Manner,” is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I went at once to the house in Arlington Street. The door was opened by Mr. Morley. “Have you heard anything of Mr. Philip? Is he at home?” Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
Chapter XVI of The goddess: a demon, “My Persuasive Manner,” is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
From this reading “I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.”
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading “Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.”
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading “Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.”
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.”
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading “The door was opened by Mr. Morley.”
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading ““Have you heard anything of Mr. Philip?”
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.
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In this reading “Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.”
In this reading “Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.”
In this reading “Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.”
In this reading “Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Is he at home?””
In this reading “Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
any thing at all
From this reading “Have you heard anything of Mr. Philip?
a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
From this reading I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The door was opened by Mr. Morley.
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door was opened by Mr. Morley.
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you heard anything of Mr. Philip?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is he at home?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Have you heard anything of Mr. Philip?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Is he at home?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is he at home?”
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading The door was opened by Mr. Morley.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The door was opened by Mr. Morley.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Have you heard anything of Mr. Philip?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
on one occasion
From this reading I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The door was opened by Mr. Morley.
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Have you heard anything of Mr. Philip?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Mr. Morley had opened the door about six inches, peeping through the crevice as if he expected to see some dreadful object on the doorstep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was opened by Mr. Morley.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went at once to the house in Arlington Street.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you heard anything of Mr. Philip?
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