Chapter 31 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness. She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache. Punctuating this were sounds. A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again. The blackness spun less violently.
Chapter 31 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel physical pain
From this reading “She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.”
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.”
plural of “dial” — the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading “THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.”
-ing form of “punctuate” — insert punctuation marks into
From this reading “Punctuating this were sounds.”
creating thread
From this reading “She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.”
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading “The blackness spun less violently.”
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading “She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.”
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 “A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.”
anew
In this reading “A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
feel physical pain
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
anew
From this reading A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
plural of “dial” — the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The blackness spun less violently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
above and across; more than
From this reading A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.
-ing form of “punctuate” — insert punctuation marks into
From this reading Punctuating this were sounds.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.
Identical; not different.
From this reading A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Punctuating this were sounds.
creating thread
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading The blackness spun less violently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.
a special situation
From this reading A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Punctuating this were sounds.
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE SEVEN DIALS Very slowly Bundle returned to consciousness.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
in a violent manner
From this reading The blackness spun less violently.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
(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 A voice that she knew very well saying the same thing over and over again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Punctuating this were sounds.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was aware of a dark, spinning blackness, the centre of which was a violent, throbbing ache.
Chapter 31 of The Seven Dials mystery by Agatha Christie holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 31 holds 188 sentences of The Seven Dials mystery, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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