Chapter 15 of The Unforgiving Offender is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Unforgiving Offender is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain. "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked. "Excuse me, Montague, please." Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower. Gladys bowed perfunctorily to the latter, and followed Stephanie.
Chapter 15 of The Unforgiving Offender is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “Gladys bowed perfunctorily to the latter, and followed Stephanie.”
British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
From this reading “Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.”
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.”
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.”
more slowly
From this reading “Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.”
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading “Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.”
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 “Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “"Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.”
In this reading “"Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Gladys bowed perfunctorily to the latter, and followed Stephanie.
British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Excuse me, Montague, please."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Gladys bowed perfunctorily to the latter, and followed Stephanie.
set up or found
From this reading Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Gladys bowed perfunctorily to the latter, and followed Stephanie.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse me, Montague, please."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.
in a set manner without serious attention; as a formality
From this reading Gladys bowed perfunctorily to the latter, and followed Stephanie.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Excuse me, Montague, please."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.
more slowly
From this reading Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pendleton had instantly found his feet--Porshinger was a trifle slower.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stephanie arose, looked straight at Porshinger with a deliberately ignoring stare, and turned to Miss Chamberlain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you come into the house with me, Gladys?" she asked.
Chapter 15 of The Unforgiving Offender by John Reed Scott holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 15 holds 410 sentences of The Unforgiving Offender, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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