Chapter 7 of The Sorrows of Satan is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Sorrows of Satan is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am deeply sorry!" I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!" She looked at me with dry calm eyes. "Thank-you. But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
Chapter 7 of The Sorrows of Satan is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “She looked at me with dry calm eyes.”
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “"I am deeply sorry!"”
-ing form of “deprive” — take away possessions from someone
From this reading “But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “She looked at me with dry calm eyes.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She looked at me with dry calm eyes.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am deeply sorry!"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
any thing at all
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
make calm or still
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading "I am deeply sorry!"
-ing form of “deprive” — take away possessions from someone
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am deeply sorry!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I am deeply sorry!"
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
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From this reading "Thank-you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
Chapter 7 of The Sorrows of Satan by Marie Corelli holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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