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Chapter 1 of The Twins of Suffering Creek is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC. GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO. Scipio moved about the room uncertainly. It was characteristic of him. Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
Chapter 1 of The Twins of Suffering Creek is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading “Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.”
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “It was characteristic of him.”
English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
From this reading “GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.”
moving or permitting movement in one direction only
From this reading “"THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.”
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading “"THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.”
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
From this reading “Scipio moved about the room uncertainly.”
in an unsteady manner
From this reading “Scipio moved about the room uncertainly.”
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading “"THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.”
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.
get involved in or with
In this reading “Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.”
In this reading “Scipio moved about the room uncertainly.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Scipio moved about the room uncertainly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading It was characteristic of him.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was characteristic of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was characteristic of him.
English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
From this reading GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Scipio moved about the room uncertainly.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.
moving or permitting movement in one direction only
From this reading "THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading "THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Scipio moved about the room uncertainly.
Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
From this reading Scipio moved about the room uncertainly.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nature had given him an expression that suggested bewilderment, and, somehow, this expression had got into his movements.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.
in an unsteady manner
From this reading Scipio moved about the room uncertainly.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was characteristic of him.
plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading "THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.
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