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Chapter 23 of The Headless Horseman is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you remember her name?" Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer. She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips. "Name? name? Did some one say, name?
Chapter 23 of The Headless Horseman is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Did some one say, name?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"Do you remember her name?"”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
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From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
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From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
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From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did some one say, name?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you remember her name?"
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From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do you remember her name?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
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From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
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From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you remember her name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did some one say, name?
above and across; more than
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Do you remember her name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did some one say, name?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did some one say, name?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
in or at the place that
From this reading Perhaps never was question put to a delirious man, where the questioner showed so much interest in the answer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She bent over him with ears upon the strain--with eyes that marked every movement of his lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you remember her name?"
