Chapter 7 of The Woman of Mystery is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Woman of Mystery is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
H. E. R. M. Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair. He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime: "The cowards!" he snarled. "The murderers!"
Chapter 7 of The Woman of Mystery is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading “Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.”
plural of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “"The cowards!" he snarled.”
abnormally large
From this reading “He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:”
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “"The murderers!"”
-ing form of “outweigh” — be heavier than
From this reading “Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.”
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading “"The cowards!" he snarled.”
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 “Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.”
In this reading “He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:”
In this reading “He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:”
In this reading “Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.”
In this reading “He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
plural of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "The cowards!" he snarled.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading H. E. R. M.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading H. E. R. M.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
intense and profound fear
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading H. E. R. M.
the force of workers available
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
abnormally large
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading "The murderers!"
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
-ing form of “outweigh” — be heavier than
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading H. E. R. M.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading "The cowards!" he snarled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul's first feeling was an immense need of revenge, then and there, at all costs, a need outweighing any sense of horror or despair.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
which person or people
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
people who are wounded
From this reading He gazed around him, as though all the wounded men who lay dying in the park were guilty of the monstrous crime:
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