Chapter 8 of The Hampstead mystery — Volume 1 is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Hampstead mystery — Volume 1 is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The girl turned round upon him like a fury. ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me? I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so. I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head. You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
Chapter 8 of The Hampstead mystery — Volume 1 is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “The girl turned round upon him like a fury.”
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading “‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The girl turned round upon him like a fury.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
at any time
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
a young female
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
engage in
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
a form of address for a man
From this reading You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
express in words
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
a special situation
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I don’t believe papa ever told you to say so.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading You are not telling me the truth, Mr Hindes.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The girl turned round upon him like a fury.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I don’t believe he would have thought of such a thing if you had not put it into his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘How dare you,’ she cried, ‘make such an infamous proposal to me?
Chapter 8 of The Hampstead mystery — Volume 1 by Florence Marryat holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
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