Chapter 4 of The Murder of Delicia is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Murder of Delicia is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said. He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit. ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before. Have you?’ ‘Oh, yes, often; and so has my wife.
Chapter 4 of The Murder of Delicia is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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how long something has existed
From this reading “He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.”
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading “‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.”
terminate
From this reading “He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.”
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading “He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.”
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading “‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.”
an established custom
From this reading “He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.”
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In this reading “He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.”
In this reading “He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.”
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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 ‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.
how long something has existed
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading ‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
terminate
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
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From this reading ‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading ‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
an established custom
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, often; and so has my wife.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, often; and so has my wife.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
many times at short intervals
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, often; and so has my wife.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, often; and so has my wife.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
being five more than sixty
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, often; and so has my wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had called her Delicia from childhood, and he did not care, at the age of sixty-five, to break himself of the pleasant habit.
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘Not a very distinguished audience, is it, Delicia?’ he said.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, often; and so has my wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘No,’ she replied, with a faint smile; ‘I have never been here before.
an affirmative
From this reading ‘Oh, yes, often; and so has my wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you?’
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