Chapter 16 of The Master Spirit is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Master Spirit is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?” “No, Countess; not altogether.” “What better result could you have hoped for?” “None, so far as the trial went. But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
Chapter 16 of The Master Spirit is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading ““No, Countess; not altogether.””
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?””
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading ““What better result could you have hoped for?””
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.””
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading “NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?””
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?””
explained or answered
From this reading “But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.””
the act of testing something
From this reading ““None, so far as the trial went.”
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 “But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.””
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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 NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “No, Countess; not altogether.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “None, so far as the trial went.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “What better result could you have hoped for?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What better result could you have hoped for?”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “No, Countess; not altogether.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “None, so far as the trial went.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What better result could you have hoped for?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What better result could you have hoped for?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “What better result could you have hoped for?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, Countess; not altogether.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “None, so far as the trial went.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “What better result could you have hoped for?”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “None, so far as the trial went.
explained or answered
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “None, so far as the trial went.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
up to a particular time
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “None, so far as the trial went.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “None, so far as the trial went.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What better result could you have hoped for?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NEARING A CRISIS “Mr. Herriard, you are not satisfied?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, for your sake, I shall never rest satisfied till the mystery of this case has been incontestably solved.”
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