Chapter 12 of The Outrage is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Outrage is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night. And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more. I cannot describe the feeling. Doubtless it is folly. It is weakness and shock.
Chapter 12 of The Outrage is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a description of
From this reading “I cannot describe the feeling.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “Doubtless it is folly.”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “It is weakness and shock.”
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.
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
anew
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
(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 CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
give a description of
From this reading I cannot describe the feeling.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless it is folly.
divisible by two
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Doubtless it is folly.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
killed unlawfully
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
not any; not one
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
above and across; more than
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading It is weakness and shock.
a person, without saying who
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading It is weakness and shock.
which person or people
From this reading And, strangest of all, I cannot free myself of the thought that it was I--I, who was killed, I, who am no more.
but in spite of that
From this reading CHÉRIE'S DIARY November 2nd (_All Souls_).--It is strange, but even yet the feeling comes over me now and again that somebody was murdered on that night.
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