Chapter IX of The Mystery Girl, “A Love Letter,” is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of The Mystery Girl, “A Love Letter,” is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.” “How you do talk! I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it! As for me, I don’t care who killed him. He’s dead, isn’t he?
Chapter IX of The Mystery Girl, “A Love Letter,” is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.””
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading ““Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.””
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading ““Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.””
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading ““Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.””
-ing form of “ware” — spend extravagantly
From this reading ““Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.””
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading As for me, I don’t care who killed him.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He’s dead, isn’t he?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How you do talk!
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for me, I don’t care who killed him.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for me, I don’t care who killed him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He’s dead, isn’t he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s dead, isn’t he?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for me, I don’t care who killed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How you do talk!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s dead, isn’t he?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading As for me, I don’t care who killed him.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
not any; not one
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “How you do talk!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
-ing form of “ware” — spend extravagantly
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
which person or people
From this reading As for me, I don’t care who killed him.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Look here, Esther,” said old Salt to his wife, “that’s a mighty curious case over at Waring’s.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How you do talk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should think that to you and me, knowing and loving John Waring as we did, you’d have no doings with the curious part of it!
Chapter 9 of The Mystery Girl by Carolyn Wells holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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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