Chapter 11 of The Unspeakable Perk is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 11 of The Unspeakable Perk is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, yes.” “Who was she?” There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner. Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity. “My patient.”
Chapter 11 of The Unspeakable Perk is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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well in the past; former
From this reading “Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading ““My patient.””
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.”
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 “Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)
From this reading There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.
well in the past; former
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.
the act of departing
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
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 There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My patient.”
not any; not one
From this reading There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
and nothing more
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “My patient.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who was she?”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
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From this reading There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.
not in physical motion
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Suspicion had departed from him at the first sight of that old and still face, leaving only sympathy and pity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.
a just detectable amount
From this reading There was left in the Southerner’s manner no trace of the cross-examiner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who was she?”
which person or people
From this reading “Who was she?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, yes.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Why, yes.”
Chapter 11 of The Unspeakable Perk by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 409 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.
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