Chapter 14 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, did you find his corpse?" Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage. It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak. "Just you wait! I'll get square!
Chapter 14 of The Substitute Millionaire is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.”
the dead body of a human being
From this reading “"Well, did you find his corpse?"”
without or deprived of the use of speech or words
From this reading “Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.”
make square
From this reading “I'll get square!”
to a sufficient degree
From this reading “It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.”
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.
In this reading “Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.”
In this reading “It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
the dead body of a human being
From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'll get square!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll get square!
without or deprived of the use of speech or words
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just you wait!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
and nothing more
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
express in speech
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
make square
From this reading I'll get square!
to a sufficient degree
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Just you wait!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
Chapter 14 of The Substitute Millionaire by Hulbert Footner holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 14 holds 415 sentences of The Substitute Millionaire, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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