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Chapter XXXI · Mark and Tom

Chapter XXXI of The Tracy diamonds, “Mark and Tom,” is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.
As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.
His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.
“You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.
“Everything.
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The Tracy diamonds

Chapter XXXI · Mark and Tom

Chapter XXXI of The Tracy diamonds, “Mark and Tom,” is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.
/ðə ˌekspləˈneɪʃən wɑːz ˈɡɪvən kənˈsaɪsli ənd ˈfʊli wɪð ˈnʌθɪŋ ˈædəd ɔːr wɪθˈheld/
Line 2
As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.
/æz hiː ˈlɪsənd mɑːrk felt ðæt hiː hæd ˈniːðər streŋkθ nɔːr ˈmʌsəl nɔːr nɜːrv left/
Line 3
His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.
Line 4
“You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.
/juː θɪŋk ʃiː noʊz ˈevriθɪŋ hiː æskt ɪn ə streɪndʒ vɔɪs fɔːr hɪz tʌŋ felt θɪk ənd ˈhevi/
Line 5
“Everything.
/ˈevriθɪŋ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

concisely adverb US /kənˈsaɪsli/

in a concise manner; in a few words

From this reading “The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.”

despised adjective US /dɪˈspaɪzd/

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading “His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.”

explanation noun US /ˌekspləˈneɪʃən/

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading “The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.”

grip noun US /ɡrɪp/

the act of grasping

From this reading “His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.”

muscle noun US /ˈmʌsəl/

one of the contractile organs of the body

From this reading “As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.”

nerve noun US /nɜːrv/

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

From this reading “As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.”

sin noun US /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading “His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.”

withheld verb US /wɪθˈheld/

inflected form of “withhold” — hold back; refuse to hand over or share

From this reading “The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

iron grip noun + noun

In this reading “His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

conciselyadverbUS /kənˈsaɪsli/

in a concise manner; in a few words

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

explanationnounUS /ˌekspləˈneɪʃən/

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/

the act of grasping

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/

be the source of pain

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

Inez

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

lawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

musclenounUS /ˈmʌsəl/

one of the contractile organs of the body

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

nervenounUS /nɜːrv/

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

sinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading His sin had found him out, and the iron grip of the law could not have hurt him as he was hurt with the knowledge that Inez despised him.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As he listened Mark felt that he had neither strength, nor muscle, nor nerve left.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

withheldverbUS /wɪθˈheld/

inflected form of “withhold” — hold back; refuse to hand over or share

From this reading The explanation was given concisely and fully, with nothing added or withheld.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You think she knows everything?” he asked in a strange voice, for his tongue felt thick and heavy.

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