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Chapter 12 of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 1 is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MYSTERY. Silence had fallen upon the room. Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards. It was yet only eight o'clock. Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
Chapter 12 of The Story of Charles Strange — Vol. 1 is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading “Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.”
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading “Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “MYSTERY.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.”
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading “Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.”
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remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
In this reading “Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.”
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.
being one more than seven
From this reading It was yet only eight o'clock.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Silence had fallen upon the room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Silence had fallen upon the room.
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From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was yet only eight o'clock.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading MYSTERY.
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
according to the clock
From this reading It was yet only eight o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
and nothing more
From this reading It was yet only eight o'clock.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Silence had fallen upon the room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence had fallen upon the room.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Silence had fallen upon the room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Ravensworth sat in mental perplexity, believing he had not come to the bottom of this dreadful affair; no, nor half-way to it.
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading Coffee had been taken, and the tray carried away by Mrs. Edwards.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Silence had fallen upon the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was yet only eight o'clock.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was yet only eight o'clock.
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