Chapter 13 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was over--done! He was free! He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips. He was free at last. His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
Chapter 13 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.”
get or gather together
From this reading “He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.”
past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.”
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.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was free at last.
any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
get or gather together
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was over--done!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He was free!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was free!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was over--done!
immediately past
From this reading He was free at last.
the sound of laughing
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was over--done!
past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading His curious excitement came to an end at last, and he roused himself.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He reeled against the bedpost and tried to collect himself--to check the terrible laughter that rose to his lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was over--done!
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