Chapter 14 of The Malefactor is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Malefactor is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London. Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy. Two people received letters from him. Lady Ruth was one of them. “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
Chapter 14 of The Malefactor is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.”
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading ““This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.””
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.”
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading “Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.”
with low volume
From this reading ““This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.””
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading ““This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.””
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Lady Ruth was one of them.”
the trait of keeping things secret
From this reading “Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.”
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 “Two people received letters from him.”
a story dealing with love
In this reading “AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.”
In this reading “Two people received letters from him.”
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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 AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two people received letters from him.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Ruth was one of them.
the literary culture
From this reading Two people received letters from him.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Ruth was one of them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Ruth was one of them.
above and across; more than
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Two people received letters from him.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
with low volume
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Two people received letters from him.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Lady Ruth was one of them.
the trait of keeping things secret
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lady Ruth was one of them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two people received letters from him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
in or at the place that
From this reading Aynesworth alone knew where he was gone, and he was pledged to secrecy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AYNESWORTH PLANS A LOVE STORY Wingrave disappeared suddenly from London.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This,” she remarked quietly, handing it over to her husband, “may interest you.”
Chapter 14 of The Malefactor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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