Chapter 12 of The Meredith Mystery is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Meredith Mystery is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed. Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach. “Oh, Doctor McLane!” she exclaimed. “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint. She is coming to, now.
Chapter 12 of The Meredith Mystery is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading “Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.”
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading “MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.”
as a matter of instinct
From this reading “MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.”
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 “MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.”
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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 “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
move towards
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She is coming to, now.
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Oh, Doctor McLane!” she exclaimed.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Oh, Doctor McLane!” she exclaimed.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
set up or found
From this reading “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
as a matter of instinct
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is coming to, now.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She is coming to, now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Doctor McLane!” she exclaimed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Doctor McLane!” she exclaimed.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “I found poor Gretchen stretched out here in a dead faint.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is coming to, now.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Anne Meredith turned back from the head of the circular staircase at their approach.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MURDER David Curtis was not far behind Leonard McLane in reaching the hall and instinctively swung in the direction the latter was headed.
Chapter 12 of The Meredith Mystery by Natalie Sumner Lincoln holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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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