Chapter 19 of The Meredith Mystery is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Meredith Mystery is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented. “You! _You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence. “Yes.” Mrs. Hull unconsciously tightened her grasp on David Curtis’ hand.
Chapter 19 of The Meredith Mystery is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading “Mrs. Hull unconsciously tightened her grasp on David Curtis’ hand.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.”
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading “OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.”
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading “OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “_You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.”
English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
From this reading “OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.”
inflected form of “petrify” — cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
From this reading “_You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.”
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading “Mrs. Hull unconsciously tightened her grasp on David Curtis’ hand.”
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.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
From this reading Mrs. Hull unconsciously tightened her grasp on David Curtis’ hand.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Mrs. Hull unconsciously tightened her grasp on David Curtis’ hand.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading _You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
hold firmly
From this reading Mrs. Hull unconsciously tightened her grasp on David Curtis’ hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mrs. Hull unconsciously tightened her grasp on David Curtis’ hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading _You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading _You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading _You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.
English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Hull unconsciously tightened her grasp on David Curtis’ hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
inflected form of “petrify” — cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
From this reading _You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _You_ killed John Meredith!” he gasped, as the others listened in petrified silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading OUT OF THE MAZE Inspector Mitchell gazed at Mrs. Hull as if he thought her demented.
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading Mrs. Hull unconsciously tightened her grasp on David Curtis’ hand.
without awareness
From this reading Mrs. Hull unconsciously tightened her grasp on David Curtis’ hand.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You!
Chapter 19 of The Meredith Mystery by Natalie Sumner Lincoln holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 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 19 holds 288 sentences of The Meredith Mystery, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Meredith Mystery by Natalie Sumner Lincoln exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 288 sentences, grouped into 58 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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