Chapter 14 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’m awfully sorry. I have an engagement at the club. Probably see you to-morrow.” She left him feeling rather chilled and sober. “Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.
Chapter 14 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading ““I’m awfully sorry.”
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading “She left him feeling rather chilled and sober.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “I have an engagement at the club.”
past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading ““Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “I have an engagement at the club.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “Probably see you to-morrow.””
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “She left him feeling rather chilled and sober.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““I’m awfully sorry.”
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’m awfully sorry.”
In this reading “I have an engagement at the club.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have an engagement at the club.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She left him feeling rather chilled and sober.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have an engagement at the club.
used as intensifiers
From this reading “I’m awfully sorry.
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading She left him feeling rather chilled and sober.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I have an engagement at the club.
past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading I have an engagement at the club.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She left him feeling rather chilled and sober.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have an engagement at the club.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She left him feeling rather chilled and sober.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have an engagement at the club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m awfully sorry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.
and nothing more
From this reading “Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She left him feeling rather chilled and sober.
by chance
From this reading “Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably see you to-morrow.”
on the contrary
From this reading She left him feeling rather chilled and sober.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Probably see you to-morrow.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She left him feeling rather chilled and sober.
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading She left him feeling rather chilled and sober.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m awfully sorry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have an engagement at the club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably see you to-morrow.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” he consoled himself, “perhaps it is just as well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Probably see you to-morrow.”
Chapter 14 of The poisoned paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Service holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 14 holds 403 sentences of The poisoned paradise, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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