Chapter 12 of The Heath Hover Mystery is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Heath Hover Mystery is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another. If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder. By the tomb of the Prophet it shall be so." A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed. The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.
Chapter 12 of The Heath Hover Mystery is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “By the tomb of the Prophet it shall be so."”
something clearly established
From this reading “The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.”
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.”
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “By the tomb of the Prophet it shall be so."”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “"Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.”
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 “A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.”
In this reading “If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.”
In this reading “The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By the tomb of the Prophet it shall be so."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the tomb of the Prophet it shall be so."
increase twofold
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
become covered with mist
From this reading A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.
not any; not one
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the tomb of the Prophet it shall be so."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading By the tomb of the Prophet it shall be so."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By the tomb of the Prophet it shall be so."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
something clearly established
From this reading The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading A mist rose before his eyes and he swayed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading By the tomb of the Prophet it shall be so."
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
the act of using
From this reading "Use no art to avoid this, double traitor, for it is thee or another.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The very fiend from Hell was speaking, of a surety.
which person or people
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading If not thee, then the sun-crowned woman who is with thee shall lie yonder.
Chapter 12 of The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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