Chapter 9 of The Thing Beyond Reason is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Thing Beyond Reason is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control. He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly. “We’d better go,” he said. “We can do nothing here. It’s a case for the police now.”
Chapter 9 of The Thing Beyond Reason is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “It’s a case for the police now.””
with low volume
From this reading “He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.”
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading “Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.”
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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In this reading “Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.”
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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 It’s a case for the police now.”
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
later than; following
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
react verbally
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “We’d better go,” he said.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can do nothing here.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
an occurrence of something
From this reading It’s a case for the police now.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We can do nothing here.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It’s a case for the police now.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We’d better go,” he said.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “We can do nothing here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
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From this reading It’s a case for the police now.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
not any; not one
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “We can do nothing here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It’s a case for the police now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading It’s a case for the police now.”
with low volume
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We’d better go,” he said.
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
express in speech
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s a case for the police now.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was able to speak quietly to Lexy, and she was able to answer him no less quietly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can do nothing here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’d better go,” he said.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, not five minutes after his cry of agony, Captain Grey had recovered his self-control.
Chapter 9 of The Thing Beyond Reason by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding holds 423 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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