Chapter 17 of The sinister mark is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The sinister mark is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH "Rosamond Curwood!" Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again. Could he have been mistaken? But no! He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
Chapter 17 of The sinister mark is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “Could he have been mistaken?”
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.”
record on photographic film
From this reading “ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH "Rosamond Curwood!"”
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading “Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.”
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading “Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.
anew
From this reading Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH "Rosamond Curwood!"
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Could he have been mistaken?
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could he have been mistaken?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH "Rosamond Curwood!"
set up or found
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Could he have been mistaken?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Could he have been mistaken?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Could he have been mistaken?
not any; not one
From this reading But no!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.
record on photographic film
From this reading ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH "Rosamond Curwood!"
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH "Rosamond Curwood!"
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had found the picture in her apartment, and it could be no other than Mary Blake.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Peter's heart skipped a beat and then raced on again.
Chapter 17 of The sinister mark by Lee Thayer holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 17 holds 179 sentences of The sinister mark, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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