Chapter 12 of The Mystery of M. Felix is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Mystery of M. Felix is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up. "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous. "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face. "'Christian name?'
Chapter 12 of The Mystery of M. Felix is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “"'Christian name?'”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “"'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “"'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “"'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “"'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.”
given added strength or support
From this reading “"These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.”
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading “"'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.”
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.
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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 "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
anew
From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "'Christian name?'
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
the state of being asleep
From this reading THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.
given added strength or support
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
Chapter 12 of The Mystery of M. Felix by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 341 sentences, grouped into 69 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 12 holds 341 sentences of The Mystery of M. Felix, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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