Chapter 32 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle. "Get a chair for her. It's been a bit of a shock, I can see." Bundle sank down on a chair. She felt limp and faint with surprise.
Chapter 32 of The Seven Dials mystery is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “She felt limp and faint with surprise.”
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.”
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “She felt limp and faint with surprise.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “Bundle sank down on a chair.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “It's been a bit of a shock, I can see."”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “She felt limp and faint with surprise.”
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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In this reading “Bundle sank down on a chair.”
change one's position or opinion
In this reading “BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.”
In this reading “Bundle sank down on a chair.”
In this reading “She felt limp and faint with surprise.”
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 "Get a chair for her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It's been a bit of a shock, I can see."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It's been a bit of a shock, I can see."
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's been a bit of a shock, I can see."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "Get a chair for her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bundle sank down on a chair.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading She felt limp and faint with surprise.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt limp and faint with surprise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Get a chair for her.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get a chair for her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Get a chair for her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's been a bit of a shock, I can see."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's been a bit of a shock, I can see."
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading She felt limp and faint with surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's been a bit of a shock, I can see."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bundle sank down on a chair.
precisely, exactly
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Bundle sank down on a chair.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It's been a bit of a shock, I can see."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt limp and faint with surprise.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading It's been a bit of a shock, I can see."
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She felt limp and faint with surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading BUNDLE IS DUMFOUNDED "That's right," said Battle, as Mosgorovsky leapt up and came round to Bundle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She felt limp and faint with surprise.
Chapter 32 of The Seven Dials mystery by Agatha Christie holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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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