Chapter 18 of The Mystery of Suicide Place is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Mystery of Suicide Place is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully. “How many were there?” asked her brother, grimly. “Seven in all. He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead. And such letters! fully of the silliest love.
Chapter 18 of The Mystery of Suicide Place is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading ““I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “And such letters! fully of the silliest love.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading ““How many were there?” asked her brother, grimly.”
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading ““I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading ““I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.”
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading ““I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading ““Seven in all.”
superlative of “silly” — ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “And such letters! fully of the silliest love.”
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 ““I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Seven in all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How many were there?” asked her brother, grimly.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “How many were there?” asked her brother, grimly.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading And such letters! fully of the silliest love.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “How many were there?” asked her brother, grimly.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “How many were there?” asked her brother, grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How many were there?” asked her brother, grimly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
an instinctive motive
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Seven in all.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
the literary culture
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And such letters! fully of the silliest love.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “How many were there?” asked her brother, grimly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And such letters! fully of the silliest love.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “Seven in all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
superlative of “silly” — ludicrous, foolish
From this reading And such letters! fully of the silliest love.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And such letters! fully of the silliest love.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And such letters! fully of the silliest love.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “How many were there?” asked her brother, grimly.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I am sorry now that I did not follow my first impulse and burn those hateful letters!” cried Maybelle regretfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
up to a particular time
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How many were there?” asked her brother, grimly.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He must have written to her every day until he received your letter that she was dead.
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