Chapter 26 of The Mystery of Suicide Place is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of The Mystery of Suicide Place is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oh, those days and nights of sorrow and suspense! The tortured parents would never forget them. The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting. In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly: “Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!”
Chapter 26 of The Mystery of Suicide Place is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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make amends for
From this reading ““Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!””
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading “In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:”
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
From this reading “The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.”
happening every night
From this reading “In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:”
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading “The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.”
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading “The tortured parents would never forget them.”
plural of “vigil” — a period of sleeplessness
From this reading “In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:”
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In this reading “In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:”
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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 The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, those days and nights of sorrow and suspense!
make amends for
From this reading “Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!”
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
a youthful male person
From this reading “Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Oh, those days and nights of sorrow and suspense!
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The tortured parents would never forget them.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!”
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
From this reading The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, God, give me back my boy, that I may atone!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The tortured parents would never forget them.
happening every night
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Oh, those days and nights of sorrow and suspense!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, those days and nights of sorrow and suspense!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, those days and nights of sorrow and suspense!
above and across; more than
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading The tortured parents would never forget them.
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Oh, those days and nights of sorrow and suspense!
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Oh, those days and nights of sorrow and suspense!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tortured parents would never forget them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The tortured parents would never forget them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Oh, those days and nights of sorrow and suspense!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading The tortured parents would never forget them.
with unflagging resolve
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
plural of “vigil” — a period of sleeplessness
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The memory of their harshness was a lash to conscience that never ceased to sting.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
at the time that
From this reading In the weary nightly vigils, when they hung over the sufferer’s bedside, the mother prayed, unceasingly:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The tortured parents would never forget them.
Chapter 26 of The Mystery of Suicide Place by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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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