Chapter 10 of The Hospital Murders is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Hospital Murders is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands. By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition. A fly would have sounded like an airplane. Crushing her face with his hands, he demanded: “Swhere iz Rosh?
Chapter 10 of The Hospital Murders is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading “A fly would have sounded like an airplane.”
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.”
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
From this reading “Crushing her face with his hands, he demanded:”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “A fly would have sounded like an airplane.”
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
From this reading “By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “A fly would have sounded like an airplane.”
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading “By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.”
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 “By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.”
In this reading “He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading A fly would have sounded like an airplane.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A fly would have sounded like an airplane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
a state at a particular time
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
From this reading Crushing her face with his hands, he demanded:
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Crushing her face with his hands, he demanded:
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading A fly would have sounded like an airplane.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A fly would have sounded like an airplane.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Swhere iz Rosh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
set down according to a plan
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A fly would have sounded like an airplane.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Swhere iz Rosh?
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading A fly would have sounded like an airplane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Swhere iz Rosh?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He laid the flowers upon a bed and took Miss Kerr’s face in both of his hands.
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crushing her face with his hands, he demanded:
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading By that time every woman on the ward was sitting bolt upright regardless of her condition.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A fly would have sounded like an airplane.
Chapter 10 of The Hospital Murders by Means Davis holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 10 holds 404 sentences of The Hospital Murders, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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