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Chapter 6 of The Sin That Was His is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|VOLEUR! Thief! Murder! Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief! Murder!
Chapter 6 of The Sin That Was His is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of singing in a monotonous tone
From this reading “Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!”
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading “Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!”
plural of “ghoul” — someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
From this reading “Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!”
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!”
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!”
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In this reading “Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!”
reach the point where one should be after a delay
In this reading “Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
the act of singing in a monotonous tone
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
plural of “ghoul” — someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Murder!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Thief!
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
up to a particular time
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |VOLEUR!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
the words that are spoken
From this reading Murder!”--it rose a high, piercing shriek, and the wind seemed to catch up the words and eddy them around, and toss them hither and thither until the storm and the night and the woods were full of ghouls chanting and screaming and gibbering their hideous melody: “_Voleur!_ Thief!
Chapter 6 of The Sin That Was His by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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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