Chapter 4 of The Leavenworth Case is here in full — 1261 sentences across 253 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Leavenworth Case is here in full — 1261 sentences across 253 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XXXIV. MR. GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.” Hamlet. “A thing devised by the enemy.”
Chapter 4 of The Leavenworth Case is here in full — 1261 sentences across 253 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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power to direct or determine
From this reading “GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.””
past form of “devise” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading ““A thing devised by the enemy.””
an opposing military force
From this reading ““A thing devised by the enemy.””
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “Hamlet.”
king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
From this reading “GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.””
plural of “resume” — short descriptive summary (of events)
From this reading “GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.””
a special situation
From this reading ““A thing devised by the enemy.””
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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 “A thing devised by the enemy.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “A thing devised by the enemy.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
past form of “devise” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “A thing devised by the enemy.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “A thing devised by the enemy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Hamlet.
king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
plural of “resume” — short descriptive summary (of events)
From this reading GRYCE RESUMES CONTROL “It out-herods Herod.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A thing devised by the enemy.”
a special situation
From this reading “A thing devised by the enemy.”
being four more than thirty
From this reading XXXIV.
Chapter 4 of The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green holds 1261 sentences, grouped into 253 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 1261 sentences of The Leavenworth Case, unabridged, divided into 253 reading sections.
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