Chapter 7 of The House of Whispers is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The House of Whispers is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity. Love and death walk hand-in-hand. The will to love means also to be ready for death. Gabrielle Heyburn recognised this truth. She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
Chapter 7 of The House of Whispers is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading “CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.”
object formed by a mold
From this reading “CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.”
time without end
From this reading “CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.”
-ing form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.”
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading “Gabrielle Heyburn recognised this truth.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.”
inflected form of “tally” — be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.”
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
in addition
From this reading The will to love means also to be ready for death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The will to love means also to be ready for death.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
object formed by a mold
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Love and death walk hand-in-hand.
time without end
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
with no protection or shield
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The will to love means also to be ready for death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gabrielle Heyburn recognised this truth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Love and death walk hand-in-hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gabrielle Heyburn recognised this truth.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love and death walk hand-in-hand.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The will to love means also to be ready for death.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
-ing form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
on the contrary
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The will to love means also to be ready for death.
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading Gabrielle Heyburn recognised this truth.
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
inflected form of “tally” — be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had the will to love, and she had the resolve to perish--perish by her own hand--rather than allow her secret to be exposed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading CASTING THE BAIT Loving and perishing: these have tallied from eternity.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Gabrielle Heyburn recognised this truth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The will to love means also to be ready for death.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Gabrielle Heyburn recognised this truth.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Love and death walk hand-in-hand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The will to love means also to be ready for death.
Chapter 7 of The House of Whispers by William Le Queux holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 7 holds 121 sentences of The House of Whispers, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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