Chapter 16 of The Millionaire Mystery is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Millionaire Mystery is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause. "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?" "I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely. "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died. I saw the manager of the Occidental Bank.
Chapter 16 of The Millionaire Mystery is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading “ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause.”
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading “"No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “"I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “I saw the manager of the Occidental Bank.”
a native inhabitant of the Occident
From this reading “I saw the manager of the Occidental Bank.”
inflected form of “overdo” — do something to an excessive degree
From this reading “"No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.”
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “"Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"”
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 “ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause.”
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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 ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause.
later than; following
From this reading ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading I saw the manager of the Occidental Bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause.
dearly loved
From this reading "I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading I saw the manager of the Occidental Bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
a native inhabitant of the Occident
From this reading I saw the manager of the Occidental Bank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I saw the manager of the Occidental Bank.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"
inflected form of “overdo” — do something to an excessive degree
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"
recurring again and again
From this reading ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw the manager of the Occidental Bank.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALAN'S DEFENSE "Dead!" repeated Sophy, after a pause.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw the manager of the Occidental Bank.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think he was Mr. Marlow, dear," said her lover gravely.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then was this Mr. Beauchamp really my father or a relative?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No doubt your father intended to feign death to escape Lestrange, but it would seem that he overdid it, and really died.
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