Chapter 8 of The Voice in the Fog is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Voice in the Fog is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it. He could not understand. "You accept that condition?" "Yes." Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
Chapter 8 of The Voice in the Fog is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.”
a state at a particular time
From this reading “He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.”
people who have retreated
From this reading “Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.”
your usual mood
From this reading “Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
consider or hold as true
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
a state at a particular time
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not understand.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not understand.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
on the contrary
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
people who have retreated
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
your usual mood
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He could not understand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having gone thus far with her plot, Kitty would have died rather than retreated; Irish temperament.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had put forward this condition, perfectly sure that she would refuse to accept it.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You accept that condition?"
Chapter 8 of The Voice in the Fog by Harold MacGrath holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 8 holds 132 sentences of The Voice in the Fog, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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