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The Guilty River

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.
That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.
But the cause of my alarm was not to be traced to this conviction.
It was a doubt that made me tremble.
After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?
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The Guilty River

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Guilty River is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.
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That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.
/ðæt ðə mæn huː hæd traɪd tuː ˈpɔɪzən miː wɑːz ˈkeɪpəbəl ʌv kəˈmɪtɪŋ ˈeni ˈʌðər ˈaʊtreɪdʒ prəˈvaɪdɪd hiː sɔː ə ˈprɑːspekt ʌv ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ wɪð ˌɪmˈpjuːnɪti noʊ seɪn ˈpɜːrsən kʊd ˈhezəteɪt tuː kənˈkluːd/
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But the cause of my alarm was not to be traced to this conviction.
/bʌt ðə kɑːz ʌv maɪ əˈlɑːrm wɑːz nɑːt tuː biː treɪst tuː ðɪs kənˈvɪkʃən/
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It was a doubt that made me tremble.
/ɪt wɑːz ə daʊt ðæt meɪd miː ˈtrembəl/
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After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

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committing verb US /kəˈmɪtɪŋ/

inflected form of “commit” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

From this reading “That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.”

impunity noun US /ˌɪmˈpjuːnɪti/

exemption from punishment or loss

From this reading “That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.”

inmate noun US /ˈɪnmeɪt/

one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

From this reading “After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?”

miller's noun US /ˈmɪlərz/

possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading “THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.”

outrage noun US /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading “That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.”

penetration noun US /ˌpenəˈtreɪʃən/

an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

From this reading “After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?”

sane adjective US /seɪn/

mentally healthy; free from mental disorder

From this reading “That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.”

Satanic adjective US /səˈtænɪk/

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

From this reading “After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading But the cause of my alarm was not to be traced to this conviction.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But the cause of my alarm was not to be traced to this conviction.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the cause of my alarm was not to be traced to this conviction.

capableadjectiveUS /ˈkeɪpəbəl/

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading But the cause of my alarm was not to be traced to this conviction.

committingverbUS /kəˈmɪtɪŋ/

inflected form of “commit” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

concludeverbUS /kənˈkluːd/

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

convictionnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃən/

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading But the cause of my alarm was not to be traced to this conviction.

cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

Cristel

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From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading It was a doubt that made me tremble.

escapingverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/

-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

fathomless

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From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

fearsnounUS /fɪrz/

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

Gloody

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From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

heavilyadverbUS /ˈhevəli/

to a considerable degree

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

hesitateverbUS /ˈhezəteɪt/

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

HOSPITALITYnounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

impunitynounUS /ˌɪmˈpjuːnɪti/

exemption from punishment or loss

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

inmatenounUS /ˈɪnmeɪt/

one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a doubt that made me tremble.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was a doubt that made me tremble.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

matchverbUS /mætʃ/

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

MILLER'SnounUS /ˈmɪlərz/

possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But the cause of my alarm was not to be traced to this conviction.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

outragenounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

penetrationnounUS /ˌpenəˈtreɪʃən/

an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/

spoil as if by poison

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

prospectnounUS /ˈprɑːspekt/

the possibility of future success

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

providedverbUS /prəˈvaɪdɪd/

past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

roofnounUS /ruːf/

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

saneadjectiveUS /seɪn/

mentally healthy; free from mental disorder

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

SatanicadjectiveUS /səˈtænɪk/

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But the cause of my alarm was not to be traced to this conviction.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

Toller's

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From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

tracedverbUS /treɪst/

past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

From this reading But the cause of my alarm was not to be traced to this conviction.

trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/

move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading It was a doubt that made me tremble.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

trustnounUS /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

weighedverbUS /weɪd/

past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight

From this reading THE MILLER'S HOSPITALITY On the way to Toller's cottage, my fears for Cristel weighed heavily on my mind.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading After what I had myself seen, and what Gloody had told me, could I hope to match my penetration, or the penetration of any person about me whom I could trust, against the fathomless cunning, the Satanic wickedness, of the villain who was still an inmate with Cristel, under her father's roof?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading That the man who had tried to poison me was capable of committing any other outrage, provided he saw a prospect of escaping with impunity, no sane person could hesitate to conclude.

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Chapter 14 holds 388 sentences of The Guilty River, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of The Guilty River by Wilkie Collins exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 388 sentences, grouped into 78 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 14 of The Guilty River?

Work through the 78 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 78 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 14 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Guilty River

Common questions about reading The Guilty River by Wilkie Collins on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Guilty River?

Yes. All 2911 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #3634 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Guilty River is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #3634, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Guilty River take to read?

About 242 minutes of reading across 583 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Guilty River section by section

How to work through The Guilty River section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 17 chapters of The Guilty River to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Guilty River

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Guilty River, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Stood
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Guilty River; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Alone
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Guilty River; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ugliest
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Guilty River; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stream
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Guilty River; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.