Chapter 37 of The Mesmerist's Victim is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of The Mesmerist's Victim is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE KIDNAPPING. The day of pain and grief had come. It was the 29th of November. Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard. She had come to the point, had Andrea, as if to the scaffold.
Chapter 37 of The Mesmerist's Victim is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading “Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “The day of pain and grief had come.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.”
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
From this reading “THE KIDNAPPING.”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading “Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “It was the 29th of November.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.”
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
From this reading “She had come to the point, had Andrea, as if to the scaffold.”
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 “Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.”
vigilant
In this reading “Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.”
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From this reading It was the 29th of November.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day of pain and grief had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had come to the point, had Andrea, as if to the scaffold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had come to the point, had Andrea, as if to the scaffold.
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day of pain and grief had come.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day of pain and grief had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.
at any time
From this reading Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The day of pain and grief had come.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day of pain and grief had come.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had come to the point, had Andrea, as if to the scaffold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the 29th of November.
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
From this reading THE KIDNAPPING.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading It was the 29th of November.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day of pain and grief had come.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The day of pain and grief had come.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Dr. Louis was in attendance and Philip was ever on guard.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading She had come to the point, had Andrea, as if to the scaffold.
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
From this reading She had come to the point, had Andrea, as if to the scaffold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come to the point, had Andrea, as if to the scaffold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KIDNAPPING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had come to the point, had Andrea, as if to the scaffold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the 29th of November.
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